Sophie Straat: Muziek en politiek | Lezing en gesprek met cultuurwetenschapper Melanie Schiller en muzikant Sophie Straat
Sophie Straat: Muziek en politiek | Lezing en gesprek met cultuurwetenschapper Melanie Schiller en muzikant Sophie Straat

Sophie Straat: Music and Politics

Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8 pm - 9:30 pm
Lecture and conversation in Dutch | Radboud Reflects, Faculty of Arts, and De Basis

Venue: Lecture Hall Complex, Radboud University
This programme is in Dutch. 

What role does music play in social change? Tweede Kamer, Vrijheid Gelijkheid Zusterschap, De stad is van ons — musician Sophie Straat addresses major social issues through her activist smartlappen. Pop music can be a powerful force of social change, though not always for the better. Come listen to a lecture by scholar of culture Melanie Schiller and a conversation with Sophie Straat, and learn how scholars and musicians understand the relationship between politics and music.

This programme is in Dutch. Please visit the Dutch page for more information.

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Tuesday 12 May 2026, 8 pm - 9:30 pm