ICOG

The Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture is one of the three official research institutes of the Faculty of Arts. Research at ICOG represents many periods and disciplines: history and theory of literature, film/TV, theatre, music, visual arts and architecture, research in artistic media and in history and theory of artistic policy-making and organisation, as well as journalism, political, socio-economic, cultural and intellectual history and international relations.

Research at ICOG is characterised by its interdisciplinary nature, which means that the research groups are organised in such a way as to encourage links – both synchronic and diachronic – between them.

ICOG is also affiliated with various research schools.  These are are Dutch organisations which seek to co-ordinate scientific activity on a supra-faculty or even national, level:

• the Netherlands Research School for Medieval Studies (NRSMS )
• the Netherlands research institute and research school for economic and social history (N.W. Posthumus Institute )
• the Dutch National Graduate School in Classical Studies (OIKOS )

The Faculty of Arts holds the secretary of one research school: NRSMS.

Every graduate student is affiliated with a research school, which offers intensive advanced courses to the graduate students.