Spiegeloog 420: Taboo Archives

Christiaan Hamaker Prize – Winning Thesis: Humor and Academic Learning

The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propaedeutic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. Last academic year,…

Spiegeloog EditorsOctober 3, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Ask the Expert: How do racial and gender biases in AI come to be?

Claire Stevenson (Psychological Methods) David Amodio (Social Psychology) Claire Stevenson's (Psychological Methods) question: Dear David, You are a social neuroscientist who investigates the psychological and…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 30, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Seeing, Feeling, (Dis)believing?

Through the internet, pornography has become increasingly accessible to everyone, everywhere. While a number of negative outcomes have been linked to pornography consumption already, recent…

Christine LastovkaSeptember 28, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Why the Dutch Law Against Sexual Violence Is Flawed

While I write this article from a Dutch perspective and the claims I make are based on studies from the Netherlands, it is very likely…

Nina KollofSeptember 26, 2022

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

Society Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Room for Improvement: Morality of Prisons?

Most of us have never and will never get anywhere near to experiencing what daily life is like for those behind bars. While hopefully, most…

Emanuela Zhecheva and Emily PoortSeptember 21, 2022

News & opinion Spiegeloog 420: Taboo The Corridor

The Corridor: Our Bodies Our Voice UvA Student Board

If the #MeToo movement has highlighted one thing, it’s that sexual violence takes place in every sphere of our lives - even on campus at…

Laura SpringerSeptember 16, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Family First?

When it comes to career opportunities, where we draw the line on what is ‘fair’ can seem arbitrary. While some individuals find it difficult to…

Evita EgertSeptember 14, 2022

Camera Obscura Society Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Camera Obscura: Pleasure

Movies from the perspective of a woman are rare enough. But movies made by women about porn, especially fiction, that’s about as rare as it…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloSeptember 12, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Fifty Shades of Fetishes

Pedophilia, masochism, voyeurism or asphyxiophilia, fetishes come in all forms and sizes. Still, many of them are taboo and fetishists are judged as creeps. Rightly…

Vadim MartschenkoSeptember 9, 2022

Spiegeloog 420: Taboo Words to Start

Words to Start: Salome by Carol Ann Duffy

I’d done it before (and doubtless I’ll do it again, sooner or later) woke up with a head on the pillow beside me – whose?…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 7, 2022

Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Spiegeloog 420: ‘Taboo’ – Editorial

Dear readers, We hope that you’re all well-rested after the summer holidays, and excited for the new academic year! This issue has also been the…

Milena Kaprálová and Esna Mualla GunaySeptember 5, 2022