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Why We Will Never Agree About Dutch
21 March 2023
Dutch is a multicentric language, that is the consensus propagated by the Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) and others. We all speak Dutch, but some of us speak Belgian Dutch, others Netherlandic Dutch, and still others Surinamese Dutch. Linguist and Professor of Dutch Marc van Oostendorp exposes that
Dutch Studies in Saint Petersburg Stands on Sturdy Ground
7 October 2020
The number of students is modest, but Dutch Studies does stand on sturdy ground in Russia. Particularly at Saint Petersburg State University, where translation studies and interpreting are important subjects within the study of Dutch language and culture.
Dutch and Flemish Studies in Michigan: From 70 to 190 Students
17 August 2020
The Dutch department at the University of Michigan is celebrating its 50th anniversary. By linking the course to contemporary and relevant issues, Dutch and Flemish Studies is now more in demand than ever.
The Future of Dutch Language Studies in Indonesia is Secure
26 June 2020
Amidst the enormous linguistic diversity of Indonesia, the Dutch language has now all but vanished from the archipelago. However, Dutch remains an important language of education in the country. This is partly due to the merits of Dr Kees Groeneboer, who was affiliated with the University of Indones
The Dutch Language Is Deeply Rooted in Guyana
4 October 2019
When you hear talking about Guyana, you don't immediately think of Dutch. However, there are still numerous historical references to the Dutch language there. In addition, a Dutch language course also offers opportunities and perspectives for the inhabitants in the present time.
The Inspirational Approach of Dutch Studies in the United States
8 July 2019
The crisis the neerlandistiek is currently facing in the Netherlands raises the question of how the study of the Dutch language and literature is doing at universities outside of the Low Countries. Can the neerlandistiek extra muros offer strategies to cope with the dramatic reduction of enrollment
The State of Netherlandic Studies in Canada
18 June 2019
After the Second World War many Dutch and Flemish emigrated to Canada. In order to integrate quickly, they spoke less and less Dutch and more and more English. Still, the bond with their motherland hasn't been cut yet, thanks to the academic world. All over the country young people still study the D
A Triple First and More: the New English Translation of Multatuli’s Max Havelaar
21 May 2019
Max Havelaar, the classic novel by Multatuli about Dutch colonialism in Java, has a brand new English translation. Reinier Salverda, Honorary Professor of Dutch Language and Literature at University College London, reread what is perhaps the greatest Dutch novel of all and noticed many improvements.
Swallows and Floating Horses
25 March 2019
On Monday 11 March some forty people – lovers of literature and translation, students, staff and friends of the UCL Dutch Department - gathered in the Haldane Room of University College London for an evening of Frisian culture around the great new bilingual anthology Swallows and Floating Horses.
How Will Dutch Studies Resolve the Impasse?
18 March 2019
Substantially declining student numbers, reduced social status, dropping budgets: Dutch studies (the study of the national language and its literature) has encountered heavy weather throughout the world, including Flanders and the Netherlands themselves. Sven Vitse, lecturer in modern Dutch Literatu
