Long live euphoria!

Dancing, singing, stamping to the music: does that urge come from ourselves? Or does music do this to us? On techno raves, dance parties and rock concerts, we seem to lose control. When we surrender to the music and the masses, the boundaries of our self turn porous. And this is not only pleasant. Euphoria, scholar of cultural studies Roel Smeets and philosopher Linde van Schuppen claim, is healthy, essential and even rebellious.

23.25 – 23.40 uur | Paarse Zaal

Come and find out why losing yourself to music is a good idea.

This Soundbite is in Dutch.

About the speakers

Roel Smeets is a scholar of culturals studies at Radboud University and a musician. He wrote about techno raves as an act of anticapitalism.

Linde van Schuppen is philosopher and linguist at Radboud University. She researches the stories of psychiatric patients.

Radboud Sounds

This program is part of Radboud Sounds. The festival where science meets music with lectures, dance, live music and more on Friday 12 May 2023 in Doornroosje, Nijmegen. Come and celebrate Radboud University’s 100th anniversary. Radboud University scientists from various disciplines shed their light on music and science. Come and listen, dance, enjoy and sharpen your mind on the effect of music. Compose your own program and see the world of music from a different viewpoint.

23.25 – 23.40 uur | Paarse Zaal

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