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In her thesis, Podda examines how the diversity and inclusion measures of Dutch National Opera (DNO) between 2017 and 2021 reflect on the whiteness of the organization. To this end, she examined the program, public, personnel, partners and positioning (the “5 Ps”) as areas where the focus of DNO lies. With her thesis she wants to contribute to the discourse on whiteness and institutional racism within the opera domain and Dutch society, and emphasize critical reflection on the role of diversity and inclusion strategies within these contexts.
This thesis combines cultural theory, social criticism and practical research in an exemplary way
Jury Vliegenthart Thesis Award 2020
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VIDEO: Computer-generated unfolding animation of sealed letter DB-1538. In our paper we describe how virtual unfolding was used to read the contents of sealed letterpackets from 17th-century Europe without physically opening. view more
Credit: Courtesy of the Unlocking History Research Group archive.
In a world first, an international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe - without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.
The research, published in
Nature Communications, describes how an X-ray scanner used in dental research and virtual unfolding allowed the interdisciplinary team to read the contents of a securely and intricately folded letter which has remained unopened for 300 years, while preserving its valuable physical evidence.