Stine Jensen
(Denmark, 1972) is a Danish/Dutch philosopher, literary scholar and writer. Her initial work dealt with love and evil in person-to-animal and person-to-person relationships; now she turns her gaze inside with Go East, her quest for spirituality, and Mag ik je wat vragen over lust en liefde (Can I ask you something about lust and love), a workbook to increase happiness.Turkse Vlinders (Turkish Butterflies, 2005) explored her own experience with intercultural love affairs. Leugenaars (Liars, 2006) was a philosophical inquiry into Latin lovers, crooks and other shady characters. The cultural differences between East and West formed the leitmotif of her first novel, Dokter Jazz (Doctor Jazz, 2009). For television, she made a series about philosophy and Scandinavia. Her debut children's book, Lieve Stine, weet jij het? (Dear Stine, Do You Know?) won the 2015 Silveren Griffel award.
Past events
In Search of the Real (Love) - Dorit Rabinyan about her novel Border Life and the film Anomalisa
Dorit Rabinyan wrote a contemporary Romeo and Julia: her novel Border Life tells about the love between a Palestine man and an Israeli woman. Love and identity are rarely depicted as keenly on screen as in the animation film Anomalisa, screened subsequently. Philosopher Stine Jensen discusses novel and film with her and the audience.
The Dutch on the Couch: Stine Jensen
A country sees the doctor — the Netherlands is suffering from burnout, we are working ourselves to pieces. If in theory, one can lead a perfect life, should we do so? Professor of Psychiatry Damiaan Denys is the therapist, philosopher Stine Jensen is patient the Netherlands.
The Text of my Life: Stine Jensen
Writers present their favourite texts from world literature and explain why a particular poem, novel excerpt, or song lyric influenced their life and work.
Hello Brightness! In Search of Enlightenment
Philosopher Stine Jensen had lost her way in finding happiness when she discovered yoga, meditation and mindfulness. Does enlightenment come from the East? Together with yoga teacher Marieke de Lange, Jensen will take us into the practice of yoga and the communal chanting of a mantra.
How Illusions Can Change Your Life - with Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton talks to Stine Jensen about his latest book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, presented tonight, and about the power of the illusion in work, art and love. In English.
