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Upcoming Events
Given
the success of the exchange between our universities, and the increasing
vitality of Dutch Studies at UCLA, the program is
launching a yearly conference series on topics relevant to Dutch Studies.
All conferences will be hosted by historians from Utrecht
University and UCLA.
The first in the series will be on the problem of National Curricula
in high school history education (to be held at Utrecht University,
Fall 2006).
The second conference focuses on the Engraver and French refugee of
the early 18th century, Bernard Picart and his work on comparative
religion (to be held at the Clark Library, Fall 2007)
We hope the third will discuss the limits of the Anglo-American Republican
Tradition (to be held at UCLA, Fall 2008)
The fourth conference will be on a topic from the History of Science
. It will be held at the Utrecht Descartes Center for the History
of the Sciences and the Humanities (Fall 2009)
Past
Events
“Science and the Origins of Western Cosmopolitanism.” A lecture by Margaret Jacob, Professor of History, University of Los Angeles California. This lecture given at the University of Utrecht, March 11,
2004.
Heroes, Traitors and
Collaborators: The Netherlands under Nazi Occupation
September 27-29, 2002
Organized
by the UCLA College of Letters and Science and Utrecht University, The
Netherlands, as a project of the Utrecht-UCLA Academic Exchange Program,
“Heroes, Traitors, and Collaborators: The Netherlands under Nazi Occupation”
was a three-day film festival that introduced some of the most compelling and
provocative cinematic stories ever told about the Second World War. Invaded by the Nazis in 1940, The
Netherlands witnessed among its citizens the best and worst of personal moral
choices when their freedom was placed at high risk. Their stories inspired
many  unforgettable Dutch movies in
the half-century that followed, including Soldier of Orange (Soldaat
van Oranje) (1977), directed by Paul Verhoeven; The Spitting Image
(Als twee druppels water) (1963), directed by Fons Rademakers; Pastorale
1943 (1978), directed by Wim Verstappen; Bitter Sweet (Het bittere
kruid) (1985), directed by Kees van Oostrum; The Girl with the Red
hair (Het meisje met het rode haar) (1981), directed by Ben Verbong; and The
Assault (De aanslag) (1986), directed by Fons Rademakers. Hidden from mainstream American audiences,
this remarkable series of Dutch films was introduced to Los Angeles by the UCLA-Utrecht Exchange
Program, with commentary by acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven (“Total
Recall,” “Basic Instinct) and internationally renowned scholars in 2002.
“The
Modernity of the Dutch
Republic.” A lecture on Dutch Culture by Wijnand W. Mijnhardt,
Professor of Cultural History, University of Utrecht. Given at UCLA, February 13, 2001
“The
Architecture of the Low Countries,
1550-1650.” A lecture by Konrad A. Ottenheym, Professor
of Architectural History, University
of Utrecht. Given at UCLA, February 26, 2003
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