Through lectures, discussions and expert panels, they will provide scientific insight into films and public activities surrounding current social and cultural themes, ranging from transgender care and multilingualism to medieval magic and love.
Arts loves InScience
Several researchers from Radboud University’s Faculty of Arts will contribute to the InScience Film Festival programme.
Context for transgender care – Enny Das
Communication scientist Enny Das will introduce the screening of the film GEN_. This film highlights trans rights and reproductive care. Drawing on her academic expertise, Das places transgender care in a broader societal context and discusses the urgency and complexity of the subject today. Her contribution helps visitors interpret the film and encourages reflection and discussion.
Love, magic and ethics – Sándor Chardonnens
In the Big Ideas debate programme Fantastic Love, university lecturer and expert in medieval sorcery Sándor Chardonnens brings historical knowledge to a contemporary discussion. As an expert in medieval sorcery, he talks about the malleability of love, the role of consent and the ethical aspects of magic in love stories. His contribution links medieval ideas to current questions about autonomy and relationships.
The power of multilingual stories – Marianne Starren
During Stories in all languages, a project by Wintertuin, associate professor Marianne Starren is present as an expert in second language acquisition. In this project, adults and children with Dutch as their second language work together to create a children’s book based on adventures and stories from various cultures.
During the festival, a parent-child duo will present work from the new book, after which Starren will discuss language acquisition and the significance of stories that connect generations and languages. Her contribution shows how multilingualism can strengthen creativity and inclusion.
Heritage as a source of stories
Alongside film screenings and lectures, the InScience Film Festival also offers activities that connect heritage and scholarship. During the excursion Search for Heritage on Campus, visitors can explore the university’s rich heritage collections. In the study room of the heritage collections at the Universiteitsbibliotheek, participants will watch a short film highlighting remarkable objects from the collection, followed by an explanation of their significance and the ways in which heritage raises questions about knowledge, classification, and interpretation. The activity offers a unique glimpse into the diversity of objects that form part of Radboud’s heritage and shows how they contribute to academic and cultural reflection.
Thursday 5 March, 4 pm, Radboud UB - study room heritage collections
Arts in dialogue with society
Through their contributions, the researchers demonstrate how humanities research can deepen and broaden social themes. The festival thus provides a platform where science, film and the public can come together.
Come and see
Curious? Visit one of the events or discover the full festival programme via the InScience Film Festival website and let yourself be inspired by the interaction between film and science.
Contact information
- Organizational unit
- Radboud Institute for Culture and History, Centre for Language Studies