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Page-turners
June 18, 2021
- Maartje Braam
Julian Schaap loves absurdist, tragicomic books that play with society’s rules and morals in a provocative way

Julian Schaap finds meaning in absurdist, tragicomic books that break down society’s…
Page-turners
June 18, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
May 18, 2021
- Maartje Braam
‘Alice in Wonderland can present us with something new at every stage of life’

Sigrid Hemels first read Alice in Wonderland when she was a child. The book continues to…
Page-turners
May 18, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
April 28, 2021
- Maartje Braam
‘Virginia Woolf’s message is still relevant nearly one hundred years later’

Catherine Koekoek often reads books written by female authors. Her father advised her to…
Page-turners
April 28, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
March 30, 2021
- Maartje Braam
Moral panic is the main theme of Abdessamad Bouabid’s research

Abdessamad Bouabid found his calling in criminology. As Moroccan and Dutch citizen, his…
Page-turners
March 30, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
February 24, 2021
- Maartje Braam
Roel van Steensel likes to get lost in a book

Books tell stories. EUR staff members talk about their lives, using a particularly…
Page-turners
February 24, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
January 20, 2021
- Maartje Braam
Bas Karreman smells China when he reads the book Mr. China

The book Mr. China tells the bizarre true adventures of a young Wall Street banker who…
Page-turners
January 20, 2021
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
December 17, 2020
- Maartje Braam
PhD candidate Shirley Nieuwland reads a Christmas message

Christmas is drawing near and that means a time of traditions for PhD candidate Shirley…
Page-turners
December 17, 2020
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
November 18, 2020
- Maartje Braam
Why Willem Scholten likes Bildungsromans

Books tell stories. We asked several EUR employees to tell us about their lives, on the…
Page-turners
November 18, 2020
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
October 22, 2020
- Maartje Braam
Why Moniek Buijzen loves children’s books

As a child, communication scientist Moniek Buijzen loved the fantasy worlds created in…
Page-turners
October 22, 2020
Maartje Braam
Page-turners
September 30, 2020
- Maartje Braam
‘This book doesn’t provide answers, but context rather’

Martin de Jong (50) isn’t the type to read one last academic article before bed. In his…
Page-turners
September 30, 2020
Maartje Braam

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