The Foundation George Mosse Fund of the University of Amsterdam (Stichting George Mosse Fonds van de Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a Dutch foundation (stichting) that aims to promote gay and lesbian studies. It was founded in 2001 at the University of Amsterdam, with a bequest from George Mosse's inheritance, given out of appreciation for the cultural-historical education and research on homosexuality in Amsterdam. The foundation is known primarily for its annual lecture.
Mosse Lectures
An initiative of the George Mosse Fund, the Mosse Lectures is a series of public lectures held annually in Amsterdam, organized by the George Mosse Fund, in collaboration with IHLIA. The series was inaugurated by Hafid Bouazza, a Moroccan-Dutch writer
Year Lecturer Title Ref. 2002 Hafid Bouazza "Homoseksualiteit en Islam" [Homosexuality and Islam] 2003 Marjan Sax "Naar een nieuwe seksuele revolutie" [Towards a new sexual revolution] 2004 Dolly Bellefleur (Ruud Douma) "Transformatiekunst, miskende muze" [Transformation art, unsung muse] 2005 Bas Heijne "De eeuwige homo" [The eternal gay] 2006 Maaike Meijer "Leve de penisnijd" [Long live the penis envy] 2007 Gerardjan Rijnders "De buik vol" [The belly full] 2008 Gerrit Komrij "Waarom zijn Nederlanders zo dol op homoseksuelen?" [Why are the Dutch so fond of homosexuals?] 2009 Gloria Wekker "Van Homo Nostalgie en betere tijden. Multiculturaliteit en postkolonialiteit" [On Gay Nostalgia and better times. Multiculturalism and postcolonialism] 2010 Stephan Sanders "Homoseksualiteit & het Goede Leven. Over homoseksueel denken, doen en zijn" [Homosexuality & the Good Life. About homosexual thinking, doing and being] 2011 Maxim Februari (Marjolijn Februari) "Wat is seks eigenlijk?" [What exactly is sex?] 2012 Ted van Lieshout "Drijft de emancipatie homo's terug in de kast?" [Is emancipation driving gays back in the closet?] 2013 Jet Bussemaker "Grenzen aan homo-emancipatiebeleid: burgerwacht of politieagent? – Over de 'red lines' van het homo-emancipatiebeleid" [Limits to gay emancipation policy: civilian or police officer? - About the 'red lines' of the gay emancipation policy] 2014 Mohammed Benzakour "HoMa: Zwierige redder in nood" [HoMa: Graceful lifesaver] 2015 Hedy d'Ancona "Voorbij de M/V-maatschappij?" [Beyond the M/F society?] 2016 Simone van Saarloos "Are You Out To Be Gay?" 2017 Gert Hekma "Vijftig jaar homo-acceptatie uit de kast. Van onbereikbaar ideaal tot ontoereikend perspectief" [Fifty years of gay acceptance out of the closet. From unreachable ideal to inadequate perspective] 2018 Karin Spaink "Tussen Grewel en Fortuyn: Identiteit, herzuiling, privilege en verschil" [Between Grewel and Fortuyn: Identity, re-pillarification, privilege and difference] 2019 (Jan.) Joke Swiebel "1969: roze revolutie of verloren strijd?" [1969, pink revolution or lost battle?] 2019 (Sep.)David Weissman“From activist filmmaker to queer community elder” [lecture in English]2024Haroon Ali"Onder één vlag?" [Under One Flag?]2025Lisa Weeda“Het archief-Jilles: een brief aan mijn grootvader” [The Jilles Archives: A Lettter to My Grandfather] o lectures were given, by Joke Swiebel and David Weissman respectively.
Due to the covid19-epeidemic, no Mosse lectures were held in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
See also
List of public lecture series LGBT history in the Netherlands
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