Guest talk by Dr. Joyce Goggin

We are excited to announce that Etcetera will be hosting a few guest talks by some of our department members in the upcoming while. To start it all off Dr. Joyce Goggin will be talking about “Text and Textile: Knitting and Narrative” UPCOMING MONDAY (20th of February) AT 4PM. The location is yet to be announced so keep your eyes open for that. We cannot wait to see you all

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Essay Writing Workshop

Look, I get it – writing is HARD. Especially when you’re just starting out! If tearing your hair out and running away in hopes of getting adopted by the wolves are your go-to responses to hearing the words “midterm assignment” or “final essay,” however, you’ll be relieved to find that it can get better!! You won’t need to be a bald wolf-baby after all! If you think that your writing

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ICE SKATING

ICE-CEPADES OF FUN Ice-perience the thrill of skating whether it’s your first time or you’re highly experienced! Everyone’s gonna be pulling off some cool moves with warm hearts during this skate-tacular event! We’ll see you on ice on Monday the 13th of February (so it’s also a good valentines date idea 😉) at the Jaap Eden ring from 17:00 onwards! (Radioweg 64, 1098NJ Amsterdam) Tickets are 3,-€ if you bring

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Members Midweek Ghent

TraCE is taking you on an adventurous members midweek during the reading week in February. ✨ When: 7-9 February 2023 Where: Ghent, Belgium 🇧🇪 Ticket price: €80 Instead of going during the weekend we decided to go during the week from Tuesday to Thursday. We will be going to Castle Gravensteen, the graffiti street, have classic Belgium waffles, have a drink in the (weirdest🤪) bar, visit the cutest bookstores, and

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ALPHA GALA

Dress to impress at the Masquerade Ball!🎭 Join us for Alpha’s annual gala on February 3rd from 21:00-1:00. It promises to be a fantastic night of fun and dancing as you sail across the IJ with all of the Study associations in the Faculty of Humanities. Yes, you read it correctly, the Gala this year will be on a boat! This event is open to all, but members of the

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Vaentine’s letters sign-up

That time of year has come around where the birds chirp just a little more and love is in the air. And by that we of course mean the love we as board feel for all our members. And so in order to share that love with you you can now request a special valentine’s letter from us. Just fill out the form in this link: https://forms.gle/yyiAYJLa1pMyapAm6 and await the

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Reverences Masters event + Course Registration event.

In the Past we have held both an event to help you enrol and familiarise yourself with masters programs (Together with VOS Linguistics), as well as an event to help you both structure your time in the BA English as well as a guide on GLASS. You can now find the PowerPoints for both of these events on this page! Masters event: Course Registration event:

ACE Presentation Night

Are you passionate about something? Do you have something you want to talk about but none of your friends are willing to listen? This is your chance to make them! ACE is organising a presentation night where you are all invited to present a short presentation on any topic at all!!! But if you only want to watch you are more than welcome too. Come find us on Wednesday the

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YEARBOOK COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS

WE WANT YOU!The yearbook is a staple of Etcetera and also of the English department. Every year a host of new students come together to make a completely new yearbook. This brings with it a host of exciting challenges, but not to worry, because every year our amazing committee comes up with brilliant solutions to tackle these challanges together. What’s in it for you? First of all, you get to

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Semester 1 Recap

This semester has been a rollercoaster for all of us but we managed to make it a fun one! We went to trips, we celebrated Halloween, we enjoyed some book clubs with a side of tea, we were judged for our trivia knowledge, but mostly we laughed and danced and enjoyed each other’s company. We thank you for spending a great semester with us and we cannot wait for the

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