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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

In our teaching and research we highlight major developments in societies and cultures as they have unfolded during the modern and contemporary eras. We seek to gain understanding of the interrelationships of Europeanisation, globalisation, scientific and technological development, political change and cultural innovation. We are interested in how today’s societies cope with these challenges through, amongst others, practices of remembrance, governance techniques, strategies for managing knowledge, technologies and risks and ways of dealing with diversity and inequality. Yet, understanding our present world is impossible without insight into its past. This is why historical research serves as a key element of our scholarly and educational identity.

 

 

News

75 years of the Social Historical Centre for Limburg: the leading archive of regional heritage

In 1949, a group of prominent Limburg residents founded the Social Historical Centre for Limburg (SHCL). Their aim: to preserve the history of social life in Limburg for posterity. This year, the centre celebrates its 75th anniversary.

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Why ‘You look young for your age!’ is not necessarily a compliment

You look young for your age!”, “Young people are innovative” or “Population ageing is a problem”. These are all statements that express wrongful assumptions about age. Prof. dr. Aagje Swinnen holds a chair with specialised remit in Ageing Studies at UM. She studies the cultural meaning behind...

Aagje Swinnen

Recap: FASoS Story Slam

Commemorating three decades of FASoS history.

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Christian Ernsten and Zuyd University lector Ties van de Werff receive UM-Zuyd collaboration grant

The €29,000 grant was given to develop a shared UM-Zuyd learning space in the context of MERIAN – an already existing collaboration between these institutions and the Jan van Eyck Academy.

Christian and Ties

Darian Meacham appointed Professor of Practical Philosophy

Darian’s research focuses on how philosophy can help us to better understand and steward the co-shaping of technology and politics.

Darian Meacham