Rosa Breed, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 420: Taboo Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Biografie van de Baarmoeder

Wanneer ik als menstruerend tienermeisje op school naar de wc’s ging moffelde ik mijn maandverband of tampons gauw weg in mijn mouw of broekzak. De…

Rosa BreedSeptember 23, 2022

PSYCHsources Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

PSYCHsources: Music Psychology

Music Psychology studies the mental processes involved in listening to or performing music, as well as the psychological effects of music (Deutsch, 2016). It is…

Rosa BreedMay 13, 2022

Spiegeloog 417: Science

Is cancel culture threatening universities?

What do J.K. Rowling, a professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex, and a psychologist invited to speak at UvA’s Room for Discussion have…

Rosa BreedFebruary 28, 2022

Spiegeloog 416: Language Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Time of the Magicians

According to the translator, art critic, and philosopher Walter Benjamin, to critique a work of art is to become its partial co-creator. By reflecting on…

Rosa BreedJanuary 19, 2022

Spiegeloog 414: Rise

How Can We Keep Dutch Science Afloat?

‘Such a nice Olympic summer,’ Marcel Levi, the new president of the Dutch science organization NWO must have thought (Levi, 2021). ‘Must be the perfect…

Rosa BreedOctober 15, 2021

Spiegeloog 401: Dreams

Why We Write About Sleep

There are a lot of myths surrounding sleep. Some people will say that anything less than eight hours of sleep each night is unhealthy, while…

Rosa BreedFebruary 14, 2020

Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: De grenzen van mijn taal

De grenzen van mijn taal is een filosofisch essay waarin schrijfster en filosofe Eva Meijer het onderwerp depressie vanuit verschillende perspectieven belicht. Filosofen maken soms…

Rosa BreedJanuary 21, 2020

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Jeugdzorgen: Decentralisatie en bezuinigingen

In mei dreigden de Nederlandse gemeenten de jeugdzorg ‘terug te geven aan de overheid,’ als de regering niet met meer geld voor de jeugdzorg over…

Rosa BreedJuly 12, 2019

International Classroom News & opinion

International Classroom: The Wretched REC

If you ever tried studying for an exam at Roeterseilandcampus (REC), you may have had the draining experience of walking up and down the library…

Rosa BreedJune 19, 2019

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Becoming Myself

Irvin Yalom is a retired professor of psychiatry, a psychotherapist, and the author of a wide range of books, including handbooks on group psychotherapy and…

Rosa BreedMay 22, 2019