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Thesis Proposal

Working Title: Seaing History

This thesis will blend critical speculative and essayistic fiction to recount the socio-economic development and colonial expansion of The Netherlands and the continued repercussion thereof, from the perspective of the sea. The sea, at once ancient and new every day, local and global, shapeshifting and plural, is a witness. Used and abused as an infrastructure for trade, transport (of data), and territorial expansion. A source of creation and destruction.

By adopting the sea as the perspective of this thesis, I aim to talk about history by presenting a subjective non-linear reflection on history. The text will make extensive use of footnotes, incorporating various sources and stories in a collagelike manner. This exploration will occur within the framework of 4 specific locations, each giving rise to an experimental essay. The following section presents a proposed point of departure for the poetic enquiry informing each of the essays.

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