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New episode “I am what I read” with Marjolein Nieboer

28 January 2025
I am what I read
I am what I read

What book has shaped your career?

In our series “I am what I read,” UG staff reveal the literature that has influenced their professional lives. Every six to eight weeks, a member of our academic community takes you on a personal journey through the pages that have played a crucial role in their professional and personal growth.

Kees Aarts
Marjolein Nieboer
Marjolein Nieboer, De universiteit als modern mannenklooster (1998)

Marjolein Nieboer, director of the University of Groningen Library (UB), discusses "De Universiteit als modern mannenklooster" (The University as a modern Monastery of Men) (1998) by Barbara van Balen and Agneta Fischer. A collection of essays on the emancipatory inability of Dutch academia. How did this book affect Marjolein Nieboer?

This series highlights not only the diversity of the UG community, but also the rich collection of the University of Groningen Library. Follow “I am what I read” for inspiring stories about the literature that has shaped UG employees and discover the power of literature.

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