Liesbeth Brouwer (1953 – 2006) was an active and inspirational lecturer who contributed significantly and creatively to the development of the Euroculture programme – not only at the University of Groningen, but also within the network.
Tragically, she passed away in 2006. To honour her legacy, ALBA has been established, in memory of Liesbeth’s multi- and interdisciplinary contribution to the programme.
ALBA consists of two elements:
1.The Annual Liesbeth Brouwer Address: a yearly lecture organized at the University of Groningen.
2.The Annual Liesbeth Brouwer Award: a thesis prize for students from the Euroculture network. Each year the prize (500 €) will be awarded to the author of the thesis that, according to the jury’s opinion, most effectively and elegantly represents the “Euroculture” approach, that is, dealing with current European issues from a complex perspective and approaching the related problems in an interdisciplinary manner.
These are the theses that received the award in the past:
2011
Claire Greenfield, “Cultural Citizenship in the Curriculum: A Case Study on Citizenship Education in England and Austria”.
2010
Sarah Goler, “The New Edible Endangered Species. PDO, PGI and TSG Policies, Food and Cultural Pluralism in Europe”.
2009
Anna Nikolaeva, “Reimagining Potsdamer Platz: Contested Memories and Urban Visions”.
2008
Luca Mangiat, “Constitutional patriotism and Switzerland: Civic identities, exclusion and self-delusion”.