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EIGENZINNIG
EIGENZINNIG
︎NADENKEN OVER MENS
EN MAATSCHAPPIJ ︎
Redelijk Eigenzinnig is een interdisciplinair keuzevak aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel waar studenten uit
verschillende opleidingen worden samengebracht om kritisch te reflecteren over urgente
maatschappelijke vraagstukken. Bij Redelijk Eigenzinnig leren studenten samenwerken, creatief zijn en zichzelf engageren.
︎ELK JAAR EEN NIEUW THEMA ︎
WE ARE ALL ON DRUGS
Elk jaar neemt Redelijk Eigenzinnig één centraal thema onder de loep. Editie
23-24 verkent het thema drugs onder de titel: We are all on drugs.
Although from time immemorial people have always used substances to enter a state of intoxication, stupor or sedation, we cannot escape the impression that drugs and the use of drugs have never been so ubiquitous and commonplace as today.
In the 23-24 edition of Reason and Engage, we look at the various sides of drug use through a socially critical lens. Are repressive drug policies a good way to curb drug use? What are the social and environmental effects of the illicit drug economy? What impact does drug use and drug traffic have on the Global South? How are drug use, social inequality and deprivation related? Is the fight against drugs lost and can it be won? Is there such a thing as responsible drug use and what ethical questions does it raise? Will drug tolerance only lead to an increasing drug use?
In a series of lectures in the first semester and through project work in the second semester, we hope to raise these questions and look for some well-founded answers. To this extent, several internationally respected researchers and writers in the field will share their insights. Additionally students will work together with non-academic organizations in multidisciplinary study groups, in order to answer specific questions related to the drug problem.
Although from time immemorial people have always used substances to enter a state of intoxication, stupor or sedation, we cannot escape the impression that drugs and the use of drugs have never been so ubiquitous and commonplace as today.
In the 23-24 edition of Reason and Engage, we look at the various sides of drug use through a socially critical lens. Are repressive drug policies a good way to curb drug use? What are the social and environmental effects of the illicit drug economy? What impact does drug use and drug traffic have on the Global South? How are drug use, social inequality and deprivation related? Is the fight against drugs lost and can it be won? Is there such a thing as responsible drug use and what ethical questions does it raise? Will drug tolerance only lead to an increasing drug use?
In a series of lectures in the first semester and through project work in the second semester, we hope to raise these questions and look for some well-founded answers. To this extent, several internationally respected researchers and writers in the field will share their insights. Additionally students will work together with non-academic organizations in multidisciplinary study groups, in order to answer specific questions related to the drug problem.
︎SCHRIJF JE IN︎
Het opleidingsonderdeel Redelijk Eigenzinnig staat open voor studenten vanaf de 3de bachelor, werkstudenten, studenten van schakel- en voorbereidingsprogramma’s. Redelijk Eigenzinnig is een jaarvak dat wordt aangeboden in twee varianten: voor 3 of 6 studiepunten. Alle contactmomenten vinden plaats op dinsdagavond vanaf 18 uur. Voor meer informatie kan je terecht op de studiedeelfiche van de 3SP-variant en op de studiedeelfiche van de 6SP-variant.
VUB-studenten die Redelijk Eigenzinnig willen volgen, kunnen het vak registreren via de SelfService Studenten.
VUB-studenten die Redelijk Eigenzinnig willen volgen, kunnen het vak registreren via de SelfService Studenten.
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