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Daan F. Oostveen (Eindhoven, 1985) has been an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion in the Philosophy and Humanism chair group since 2025. Oostveen studied philosophy and comparative literature at Ghent University. He obtained his PhD in 2020 from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with a dissertation on multiple religious belonging, supervised by André van der Braak and Manuela Kalsky. As a PhD candidate, he spent time at the Department of Philosophy at the Renmin University in Beijing, China, in 2018. As a postdoctoral researcher, he is affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy at National Taiwan University in 2025. Between 2019 and 2022, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University with Rosi Braidotti on a research project on the New Humanities in the context of the World Humanities Report (UNESCO/Volkswagen Foundation). He also taught various courses in religious studies at the same university. He is currently editor-in-chief of the academic journal Future Humanities in Oxford.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hermeneutical Exploration of Multiple Religious Belonging, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Award Date: 10 Sept 2020
Master, Comparative Literature, Ghent University
1 Sept 2009 → 17 Sept 2010
Award Date: 17 Sept 2010
Master, Philosophy, Ghent University
1 Sept 2007 → 12 Sept 2008
Award Date: 12 Sept 2008
External positions
Lecturer, University of Amsterdam
1 Jan 2025 → …
Editor in Chief academic journal Future Humanities, Wiley
1 Jan 2022 → …
Board member, Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies
Board member, European Society for Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies
Vice president, Libbrechtgenootschap
Keywords
- posthumanism
- Asian religion
- Buddhism
- daoism
- Chinese philosophy
- continental philosophy
- religious diversity
- psychedelics
- new humanities
- rhizomatic religion
- spirituality
Research themes
- Critical humanism in the 21st century
- Justice, diversity and inclusion
- Democracy, citizenship and education
- Care, welfare and flourishing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An Exploration of Multiple Religious Belongings: Rhizomatic Belonging
Oostveen, D. F., May 2026, London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 216 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Free speech and academic freedom in higher education in the Netherlands: Pedagogical challenges
Oostveen, D. F., Nov 2025, How to Develop Free Speech on Campus: International Controversies and Communities of Inquiry. Scott-Bauman, A. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 77-90 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
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Reimagining the study of religion
Oostveen, D. F., 28 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Religion and spirituality as posthuman games: creativity and the quest for ultimate immanence
Oostveen, D. F., 27 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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Revisiting the Formosan Encounter: how the Dutch-Formosan religious imagination informs contemporary Taiwanese citizenship
Oostveen, D. F., 19 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
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Response to Stanzin Namgail
Oostveen, D. F. (Speaker)
7 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Explore the future in an interactive AI-experience
Oostveen, D. F. (Speaker)
22 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Vrijheid van meningsuiting in het Hoger Onderwijs
Oostveen, D. F. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Dierenwelzijn in Oosterse levensbeschouwingen
Oostveen, D. F. (Speaker)
24 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Adviesgesprek over Academischie Vrijheid
Oostveen, D. F. (Consultant)
26 Feb 2026Activity: Consultancy
Press/Media
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Nederland scoort slecht op academische vrijheid: 'Onderwijs is in België beter beschermd'
27/04/26
1 Media contribution
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‘Academische vrijheid in Nederland onder druk van zowel links als rechts’
26/11/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Gebruik ik drugs om een leegte op te vullen? Twee filosofen reageren
18/11/25
1 Media contribution
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Waarin wij gevangen zitten over Guy Debord en The Spectacle
Lieuwma, M. & Oostveen, D. F.
27/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Podcast appearance
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