After Summer School: FridayAfter Summer School: Friday

The closing day will focus on the power of affirmation as a necessary element for change. It focuses on affective and cognitive methods of sharing knowledge, which connect with our emotions, imagination, and desires to persevere to the best of our abilities.

• By Fenmei Hu (Verhalenhuis Belvédère)
• Location: Depot Boijmans van Beuningen
• Language: Dutch

On the third floor of the Boijmans van Beuningen Depot, Verhalenhuis Belvédère is developing the first bottom-up art and heritage depot in the Netherlands. This project is entirely created and curated by and for local communities, and features personal objects from families. Artist and community curator Fenmei Hu guides you through the unique Chinese collection. She will talk about the Chinese community in Rotterdam and explain why she believes it is important that these stories are shared and visible in the city.

• By Varia
• Location: Take A Way Collective (Gaesbeekstraat 17, Rotterdam)
• Language: English

How does a server benefit a community? What can we do with it and who is it for? Join members of Varia at Take A Way Collective for an informal gathering and conversation about community computers and self-hosting on the internet. While reusing computers that we already have, the class will explore a self-hosted server to understand how self-managed digital infrastructure can be an alternative to reliance on Big Tech.

• By Concrete Blossom
• Location: Auditorium, Nieuwe Instituut
• Language: Dutch

Together with research and consultancy bureau Concrete Blossom, imagine how a Campus for Everyday Knowledge could look. In the run-up to the second edition of the Cultural Currency Conference 2024 in November, Concrete Blossom will explore the themes of living, working and learning in the city. They will highlight these topics as part of their ongoing research into regenerative local development. Through their workshop and knowledge centre – The Niteshop – Concrete Blossom research the impact of migrant and street culture on the (physical) city. Insights from this research are incorporated into their designs and services.

This session has been cancelled. People who already bought a ticket will receive an email.

• By Shay Kreuger and the Nieuwe Instituut
• Location: Auditorium, Nieuwe Instituut
• Language: Dutch

How did Cape Verdean music find its roots in Rotterdam and how did the city move to its rhythm? This edition of Soundtrack of the City focuses on Cape Verdean music in Rotterdam, a place far from its origins, but where the world’s first Cape Verdean music label was established. In this programme, radio DJ and music expert Shay Kreuger and invited guests highlight the Cape Verdean rhythm and the sound of the city. They will take you on a journey of personal stories and carefully selected music from the archipelago. More information and tickets for A Cape Verdean Soundtrack of the City can be found here.

• By Stine Jensen
• Location: Nieuwe Instituut
• Language: English/Dutch

In the chaotic times in which we live, philosophy often fulfils the role that religion used to play. Without religion, the wisdom of others can provide guidance on how to think and how to live. In the daily podcast Zin van de Dag ('Insight of the Day', philosopher, writer and podcaster Stine Jensen offers new wisdom, based on a particular insight into life. This special series, launched during the After Summer School, features episodes with philosopher Rosi Braidotti and Francien van Westrenen, head of Agency at the Nieuwe Instituut. Visit the listening booth at the Nieuwe Instituut and have a listen.

The After Summer School (30/09 – 4/10 2024) is a Rotterdam-based programme of the New Academy where a wide variety of knowledge producers teach their methods. How can we change the city by looking, listening, writing, archiving, collaborating, activating, researching, designing, and walking differently?

If you have any questions regarding the programme or would like to request a free solidarity ticket for financial reasons, you can contact us through laura.lakam@nieuweinstituut.nl.

*Do you wish to attend the programme as a whole, or a large number of classes throughout the week? You can apply for a discount for the full programme through the same email address above.