Blog & Publications
Getting ‘up close…at a safe distance’: Transparency and opacity in the weaves of VR
By Jenny Andrine Madsen Evang, in: NECSUS Spring 2026, June 17 2026.
Liquid VR—Exhibition Review: Venice Immersive 2025
By Laurence Herfs, in: Media+Environment, May 22 2026. https://doi.org/10.1525/001c.161234.
Book Review: In the Land of the Unreal by Lisa Messeri
By Laurence Herfs, in: Feminist Media Studies – Volume 26, 2026 – Issue 1: Global Media Ethics: A Feminist Intervention. https://doi-org.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/14680777.2026.2636195
CFP: Beyond the Empathy Machine: Critical Perspectives on Virtual Reality
By the Project Team – December 18, 2025
Screening ‘All I Know About Teacher Li’ by Zhuzmo at Utrecht University – Student Reflections
by Laurence Herfs – November 11, 2025
Virtual Realities: Documentary’s Immersive Turn – Mandy Rose at Utrecht University
by Lisa Burghardt – September 26, 2025
Reflections: Movies that Matter 2025 – showcasing Phoenix of Gaza XR
by Lisa Burghardt & Laurence Herfs – June 23, 2025
‘VR for Good’ Seminar reflections @ Utrecht University
by Lisa Burghardt & Laurence Herfs – April 19, 2024
Post-humanitarianism and the Crisis of Empathy
By Sandra Ponzanesi – 2024, in the book Postcolonial Theory and Crisis
Virtual reality as an empathy machine and its discontent
by Sandra Ponzanesi – July 26 2024, in CAVRN
