Internationale Neerlandistiek - Volume 58, Issue 2, 2020

Abstract This article focuses on the heterolingual aspects of Henk Van Woerden’s so-called South-African trilogy: Moenie kyk nie (1993), Tikoes (1996) and Een mond vol glas (1998). How ‘other’ is the otherness of the different languages staged by his heterolingual literary discourse? And to what extent can this aesthetic category also provide new insights on literature and its ethical power? My contention is that Van Woerden Read More

Abstract In the history of Curaçao, the 30th of May 1969 plays an important role. On this day, black workers of the Dutch company Shell decided to strike against unfair wages and racial inequalities that dominated the company. The day ended in a tragedy: two people got killed by police bullets, parts of the capital Willemstad burned down in flames and the Dutch military was called into action. Since then, this day has functioned Read More

Abstract The name of Hungarian animation film maker George Pal (1908-1980) is almost unknown, both in his home country Hungary and in the Netherlands. His 110th birthday anniversary passed without any commemoration in spite of the fact that he was a key figure in the Dutch animation film history. In this article I would like to demonstrate why we should see Pal as the founder of the Dutch industrial animation production Read More