BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20977@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Evelien Gans Lecture by Eva Illouz DTSTAMP:20260420T180750Z DTSTART:20260520T180000Z DESCRIPTION:The third Evelien Gans Lecture will be given by French-Israeli sociologist Eva\nIllouz. Afterwards\, she will engage in a conversation wi th Arnon Grunberg.\n\nAn outspoken critic of Israeli policies who at the s ame time questions\nprevailing views on colonialism and Zionism within the academic left\, Illouz\noften finds herself at odds with different sides of the debate. In her lecture\,\nIllouz will reflect on the public debate that was set in motion after the\nOctober 7 attacks in Israel. She has bee n critical of strands within Western\nacademic debate\, that in her view i nsufficiently acknowledge the experiences of\nIsraeli victims.\n\nIn 2025\ , Illouz was at the centre of a controversy when Erasmus University\nwithd rew its invitation at Illouz to speak at the university. Erasmus Universit y\nlater apologised for this. Earlier\, Illouz was denied the Israel Prize \, the most\nimportant cultural prize in Israel\, by the Israeli governmen t because of her\ncriticism of the IDF.\n\nIllouz’ work focuses on how mod ern culture shapes our emotions\, relationships\,\nand ideas about love. I n her most recent work\, Explosive Modernity\, she argues\nthat the defini ng crises of our time can only be understood through the powerful\nemotion s that drive them: fear\, disappointment\, rage\, shame\, and love. She ha s\napplied this perspective to several societies\, including Israel\, anal yzing how\nthe current government mobilizes emotions to deepen social divi sions and\nundermine democratic norms.\n\nAbout Eva Illouz\nEva Illouz (19 61) is a professor of sociology at the University of Jerusalem.\nShe resea rches love\, emotions\, and modern culture. Her earlier book Why Love\nEnd s has been published in Dutch. Her latest book Explosive Modernity has bee n\nreleased in 2025.\n\nAbout the Evelien Gans Lecture\n\nEvelien Gans (19 51 – 2018) was a committed scholar\, a critical and combative\nhistorian\, and a chronicler of Jewish life. In addition to her work as a\nresearcher at the NIOD (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation)\, she was a\npr ofessor of Contemporary Judaism. In 2018\, she said in an interview with V rij\nNederland: “I am not only Jewish\, but also a woman\, left-wing\, and a historian.”\nHer sister Heleen Gans\, friend Judith Bruinsma\, and coll eague Dienke Hondius are\nthe initiators of the Evelien Gans Lecture to ho nor her legacy. They organize\nthe lecture together with De Balie\, De Gro ene Amsterdammer\, Jewish Cultural\nQuarter\, and the Menasseh ben Israel Institute. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/evelien-gans-lecture-by-eva-illouz GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596 LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,colonialism,emancipatie & identiteit,lec ture,leidseplein,politiek & democratie X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The third Evelien Gans Lecture will be given by French-Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz. Afterwards, she will e ngage in a conversation with Arnon Grunberg.

An outspoke n critic of Israeli policies who at the same time questions prevailing vie ws on colonialism and Zionism within the academic left, Illouz often finds herself at odds with different sides of the debate. In her lecture, Illou z will reflect on the public debate that was set in motion after the Octob er 7 attacks in Israel. She has been critical of strands within Western ac ademic debate, that in her view insufficiently acknowledge the experiences of Israeli victims.

In 2025, Illouz was at the centre of a contro versy when Erasmus University withdrew its invitation at Illouz to speak a t the university. Erasmus University later apologised for this. Earlier, I llouz was denied the Israel Prize, the most important cultural prize in Is rael, by the Israeli government because of her criticism of the IDF.

Illouz’ work focuses on how modern culture shapes our emotions, relatio nships, and ideas about love. In her most recent work, Explosive Modernity , she argues that the defining crises of our time can only be understood t hrough the powerful emotions that drive them: fear, disappointment, rage, shame, and love. She has applied this perspective to several societies, in cluding Israel, analyzing how the current government mobilizes emotions to deepen social divisions and undermine democratic norms.

A bout Eva Illouz
Eva Illouz (1961) is a professor of sociolog y at the University of Jerusalem. She researches love, emotions, and moder n culture. Her earlier book Why Love Ends has been published in Dutch. Her latest book Explosive Modernity has been released in 2025.

About t he Evelien Gans Lecture

Evelien Gans (1951 – 2018) was a committed s cholar, a critical and combative historian, and a chronicler of Jewish lif e. In addition to her work as a researcher at the NIOD (Netherlands Instit ute for War Documentation), she was a professor of Contemporary Judaism. I n 2018, she said in an interview with Vrij Nederland: “I am not o nly Jewish, but also a woman, left-wing, and a historian.” Her sister Hele en Gans, friend Judith Bruinsma, and colleague Dienke Hondius are the init iators of the Evelien Gans Lecture to honor her legacy. They organize the lecture together with De Balie, De Groene Amsterdammer, Jewish Cu ltural Quarter, and the Menasseh ben Israel Institute.

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