Literary & Language Activities Committee Etcetera

THE NEW BOARD OF ETCETERA IS LOOKING FOR NEW CHAIRS!!
GET ON THAT!

The school year is almost over! That means just a few exams and then summer, and a fresh start next term!
What that also means, is that next year’s Board of Etcetera is looking for new Chairs of our Committees!!

In case you need a refresher on the committees and what being chair would mean, read on!

Promotion Committee (ProCo):
The ProCo is Etcetera’s promotion hub. If you like being creative, this could be a great position for you! The members go to events, take photos, write ‘throwback’ pieces on events, run the Instagram, and of course (in the second part of the year) make the yearbook! As Chair, you run the general members, meaning you decide who does what, run the meetings, and are in charge of the yearbook happenings.

Literary and Language Activities Committee Etcetera (LLACE):
The LLACE is an event-planning committee, focused on, you guessed it, literature and language! The LLACE in the past has created events like poetry nights and book clubs, and, at the end of the year, always plans a big multi-study association literary conference! As Chair you run the meetings, make sure everything gets done on time, and organize your members.

Activities Committee Etcetera (ACE):
The ACE is similar to LLACE, as it also plans events, but less literature based and more, to use the Dutch word, ‘gezellig’! They plan events such as pub quizzes, open mic nights, barbecues, and more! The Chair of ACE has the same role as the Chair of LLACE, they keep track of members, run meetings, and all in all make sure everything goes smoothly!

Do any of these positions sound exciting? Are you a natural leader, a very organized person, and love working in teams?

Send us an email at [email protected] along with your CV and a letter of motivation BEFORE JUNE 8th!
We will then have interviews to choose next year’s Chairs!!!

Did you know that LLACE has a Goodreads page? Stay up to date with the newest recommendations from your favorite bookish committee by subscribing to our shelves!

Here was our St Patty’s Day shelf from last week!

LLACE-Tips Welcome to LLACE-Tips, the goodreads page of the Literary Activities Committee of study association Etcetera. On this page we will give our latest recomm...

We from the LLACE are here and excited! Please use the door to the upstairs area, we will give you a warm welcome!

Don't know what to read for Halloween this year? We have some tips!
Come and join us on Goodreads and share your favourite (spooky) books with us!

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Hi everyone!

On 20 October, the Waterstones is hosting an event about Philip Pullman in regards to his newest work: The Book of Dust - La Belle Sauvage.

They'll have 3 speakers that evening, who will be discussing themes in his works, such as Pullman and fantasy, growing up in the world of Pullman, and the science in the books. After that there will be time for a discussion. Admission is free, and if you want to attend send an email with your name to: [email protected]

Pullmania: A celebration of All Things Philip Pullman, 20th October from 19:30 til 22:00

Send an e-mail to [email protected] to reserve a place.
Read more about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/119707145383434/

Are you cool enough for school? Then you should come and join the LLACE!

We are looking for fun, creative, and excited people who enjoy working in a team to become part of our committee.

Here are some reasons to join:
- Get to organize events
- Get to make new friends
- Get to be creative
- Have an amazing resume afterwards

In short, the LLACE organizes events that are literary, language, and study related. This committee is great for people who like being in contact with teachers and who want to organize events but keep it study related.

The LLACE is looking for a secretary, treasurer, and general members. If this all sounds like something for you, send us your resume and motivation in English (please tell us which committee you would like to join and which position you would like to fill) to [email protected]

The deadline is October 1st
You snooze you lose!

Hey everyone,

From next school year on the Lace will be know as the LLACE. And they are looking for a new chair! The Language & Literary Activities Committee is in charge of events related to language, literature, and the study itself.

As chair you will be responsible for the meetings (1 meeting every week), communication, and the end product. The work load is about 15 to 20 hours every month, excluding events. In the beginning of the year you will also need to be present at the interviews for the general members of the committees. So together with the Commissary of Internal Affairs, Hymke, you will play an instrumental part in choosing your fellow members.
The chair should possess some leadership skills. Also, as chair you should not be afraid to communicate with teachers, and you shouldn’t easily be taken by stress. Considering that the events will run throughout the whole year you need to be able to plan ahead, as to avoid stressful situations during exam weeks. Of course, you are completely free to organise whatever event you feel would be fun and/or educative, as long as they adhere to the overall theme of the LLACE. We would like the LLACE to at least organise one event every two months, and one per month where possible.

If you feel like you are the right person for the LLACE, please send your CV and a small motivation to [email protected]. The deadline is 9th of July at midnight.

Hi fellow bookjunks,

The final exams are over and a new teaching block is ahead of us. To celebrate this the LACE is organising its first ever Bar Lecture! On this evening, lecturer Jochem Riesthuis from the English Department will be talking about ''The Constructedness of Race'' in a casual setting, namely at Café Carels. Please note that the location has changed since our last update as the event will not be held at Café De Bieb!! (Don't worry, it is close to De Bieb)

If you want to join us for a drink and a good conversation you can sign up using the Google form below:
https://goo.gl/forms/sVzXk1IxZmXg882E3

However, there are only 20 spots available, so hurry up and secure your spot!
We are looking forward to seeing you all!

Love,
LACE

Event registration Event Timing: April 11th, 20:00 Event Address: Cafe Carels, Frans Halstraat 76HS, Amsterdam Contact us at [email protected]

Happy world book day everyone!

Today is the 2nd of March which means that it’s officially world book day and we can celebrate authors, books and reading! While hundreds of children today are dressing up as their favourite book character, you can also take some time to enjoy your favourite novel or go over you’re book collection. Don’t have any books left you want to read? Don’t worry! Next week LACE is having a book swap at which you can stop buy at Etcetera’s office and exchange one of your books for a book out of our bookshelf! So if you have old books laying around and you would like to share them with others, then don’t hesitate to come to Etcetera’s office in PCH 0.17 next Monday between 12.30 and 15.00.

Hope to see you there and enjoy today!

Love,
LACE

Hello fellow booklovers!

Stuck on what to read next? Here's some inspiration! Our secretary of the LACE, Lillian, has written a review on Harper Lee's ''To Kill A Mockingbird''.

You can find the review on our LACE-tips Goodreads page under ''Why we're reading this'':
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_book/201340-lace-tips?group_book_id=1834456

According to Lillian, this book deserves to be reread, especially now, in times when we tend to let feelings of prejudice and hate divide us. ''Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.''

P.S. Have you recently read anything good and do you want to share your reading experience with others? The LACE is looking forward to reading your review! Don't be shy and contact us on our Facebook-page or via [email protected].

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Fortunately, the PROCO was present at our Books That Will Save Your Life event to make some photos! If you haven't seem them already, you can check these out below! And if you haven't already, like the page of Promotiecommissie Etcetera to stay up-to-date with the latest event photos!

Dear all,

Finally the time has come to introduce our last speaker! It will be the well-kown student Tom van Veenendaal!! Currently he is in his second year of studying English at the UvA. We figured that as students you might want to know what other student read (that is not mandatory ;)) He is on the board of writers block and a giant booklover!

Definately a speaker you do not want to miss so all come on Thursday to listen to and be astonished by Tom van Veenendaal!