Preface

Dear reader,

We, the NUKS committee, have taken care of that and hereby provide you with a start-up guide, including answers to many of the questions which you may be asking yourself and others. In addition to that, we have included many fun things inside the magazine that you will hopefully enjoy!

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. But can you be so sure about that? Arts and Culture Studies and Algemene Cultuurwetenschappen will challenge this perspective for you. Many of us here are creators, and dare we say artists, as well. But in addition to the artist, there is the critic: they who can translate their impression of beautiful (or not so beautiful) things into another manner or a new material impression. In the NUKS committee, both of these kinds of people have gathered to present you with our creations, thoughts and interpretations of art four times a year. And if you like the magazine, you can join as well and freely express yourself to your student mates! Will we see you in our committee meetings this academic year? We hope so! For now, we welcome you into the wonderous world of the NUKS! Perhaps you have had numerous introductions to newness in your life: that sinking feeling of oh here we go again. But do you want to go down the pits all alone by yourself? We are joking, of course! This is going to be a fun and relaxing one! So, here we go again!

We are Shanna and Tatyana! And this, which you are reading, is NUKS: the magazine for the study association of Arts and Culture Studies and Algemene Cultuurwetenschappen, KNUS. In it, you will find all sorts of articles, from fun tutorials and quizzes, to more serious political articles and information about KNUS and art-related matters. Are you still lost and worried that you do not know where to find things, or confused about the purpose of many things in the Faculty of Arts and

Co-head of the NUKS committee Shanna de Caluwé

Co-head of the NUKS committee and Designer Tatyana Dimitrova

the studies itself? Well, lucky you!