BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Valedictory speech prof.dr. I.L. Stengs METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260130T154500 DTEND:20260130T171500 DTSTAMP:20260130T154500 UID:2026/valedictory-speech-prof-d@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260517T214635 LOCATION:Hoofdgebouw, Aula De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:Valedictory speech prof.dr. I.L. Stengs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Halloween, potloden, bo men... Over het onbeheersbare in alledaagse cultuur

A quarter century of research on contemporary rituals and culture

Anthr opologist Irene Stengs is saying goodbye after a quarter century of r esearch. Her fascination lies with the question of how people express their emotions through material objects—such as flowers, candles, letters, or crosses.

Read the interview on the Meertens Institute website (in Dutch)

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A quarter century of research on contemporary rituals and culture

Anthropologist Irene Stengs is saying goodbye after a quarter century of research. Her fascination lies with the questio n of how people express their emotions through material objects—suc h as flowers, candles, letters, or crosses. Read the interview on the Meertens Insti tute website (in Dutch) Halloween, potloden, bomen... Over het on beheersbare in alledaagse cultuur END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR