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The Sexual Counter-revolution Has Reached The Low Countries
8 April 2024
The glorification of reproductive sexuality, the crusade against abortion, the cult of alpha masculinity: a wind of sexual conservatism, with a hint of the extreme right, is blowing through the Anglo-Saxon world. Les Plats Pays is no exception to this trend, with Thierry Baudet and Dries Van Langenh
Harvest of the University Press (autumn 2023)
7 November 2023
Universities all over the world publish academic monographs and scientific journals on the Low Countries that deserve wider attention. In this article, we present you with a selection of recent university press publications in English.
Why the Final Word on Gender and Language Is Not Yet Said
4 April 2023
In August 2022, the Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) published a set of language recommendations on gender-sensitive language. In doing so, they were responding to an influx of questions to language advisory services: questions about pronouns, but also about issues that have been around for much lon
The Scandalous Suspension of Foekje Dillema
1 July 2021
On 13 July 1950, athlete Foekje Dillema was suspended for life. Because she was supposedly not really a woman, she was no longer allowed to participate in any athletic competitions. It was one of the biggest scandals in Dutch sporting history.
Visibility Still Matters. Trans Rights in the Low Countries
25 March 2021
Thanks to progressive laws and persistent activists, the Netherlands and Belgium lead the way in terms of granting equal rights to transgender citizens in Europe. Such attitudes towards trans welfare and equality did not develop overnight. Even in the Low Countries, the daily struggle against discri