Suzanne Van Der Beek
Biographic Data
| ID | 772200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne Van Der Beek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Beek |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER BEEK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tilburg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7908-0423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trust Nobody! Conspiratorial Storytelling and Paranoid Reading in the Dutch Reality TV Gameshow Wie Is de Mol
Suspicion has become a central mode of engagement in contemporary media, shaping how audiences interpret both political and entertainment content. Reality TV formats that rely on secrecy and deception encourage viewers to question appearances and evaluate trustworthiness, yet the role of conspiratorial reasoning in such shows remains underexplored. This article examines Wie is de Mol? , a Dutch reality game where contestants unmask a saboteur. Dr…
Hope or fear? Children’s responses to climate change fiction
Although not necessarily intended to persuade, climate fiction narratives can guide individuals in their attitudes and emotions, also in educational settings. An open question is which emotions such narratives should communicate to make an impact, especially for children. We conducted an experiment where 142 children listened to either hopeful or fearful text fragments of Hannah Gold’s children’s climate fiction book The Last Bear (2021). We then…
The Field of Children’s Literature and Culture in Times of the Anthropocene
This conversation among fellow scholars explores the impact of the Anthropocene on children’s literature and culture scholarship. It focuses on, among other things, a gap between critical discourse on the Anthropocene and the creative output of children’s books that often rely on simplified eco-hero narratives. Such books burden the young generation with the responsibility for the future instead of encouraging cross-generational engagement. The d…
What Can You Do as an Eco-hero? A Study on the Ecopedagogical Potential of Dutch Non-fictional Environmental Texts for Children
In the context of a global crisis around climate change, children continue to be largely excluded from environmental conversations. In order to change this, there has been an increased effort to produce children’s media that educates young readers about the origins, effects, and possible solutions to climate change. These environmental texts for children can contribute to the ecopedagogical project and provide children with the information and th…
“I wish people knew that there are other flavors” Reflections on the representation of poly-kink in mainstream media by polyamorous kinksters in the Netherlands
Although studies have remarked upon the increase in representation of kinksters and BDSM practices in mainstream media narratives, community voices indicate that these narratives do not provide an authentic portrayal of their community. This misrepresentation of kinksters results in stigmatization and forces the community to manage its minority stress. This article reflects upon the results from a series of interviews with Dutch poly-kink-identif…
Imagining Intergenerational Climate Justice
Generational tensions are often invoked in discussions about climate change, framing the crisis as a failure of older generations to safeguard the future of younger and upcoming ones. While this rhetoric can mobilize youth, it risks overshadowing deeper structural inequalities—such as economic, racial, and geopolitical disparities—that shape both accountability for and vulnerability to climate change. An intergenerational climate imaginary, built…
Between Refusal and Refuge. Queer Feminist Bookstore Savannah Bay
Feminist bookstores have played an important role in the creation of feminist spaces since the end of the 20th century. In the Netherlands, Savannah Bay is one of the last remaining in a previous network of feminist bookstores. This article explores how the bookstore manages to uphold its function as a feminist space while operating in relative isolation. The data used for this analysis consists of a series of interviews with volunteers working a…
Antarctica in British Children's Literature. Sinéad Moriarty
Between Refusal and Refuge. Queer Feminist Bookstore Savannah Bay
Feminist bookstores have played an important role in the creation of feminist spaces since the end of the 20th century. In the Netherlands, Savannah Bay is one of the last remaining in a previous network of feminist bookstores. This article explores how the bookstore manages to uphold its function as a feminist space while operating in relative isolation. The data used for this analysis consists of a series of interviews with volunteers working a…
Antarctica in British Children's Literature. Sinéad Moriarty
What Can You Do as an Eco-hero? A Study on the Ecopedagogical Potential of Dutch Non-fictional Environmental Texts for Children
In the context of a global crisis around climate change, children continue to be largely excluded from environmental conversations. In order to change this, there has been an increased effort to produce children’s media that educates young readers about the origins, effects, and possible solutions to climate change. These environmental texts for children can contribute to the ecopedagogical project and provide children with the information and th…
“I wish people knew that there are other flavors” Reflections on the representation of poly-kink in mainstream media by polyamorous kinksters in the Netherlands
Although studies have remarked upon the increase in representation of kinksters and BDSM practices in mainstream media narratives, community voices indicate that these narratives do not provide an authentic portrayal of their community. This misrepresentation of kinksters results in stigmatization and forces the community to manage its minority stress. This article reflects upon the results from a series of interviews with Dutch poly-kink-identif…
Imagining Intergenerational Climate Justice
Generational tensions are often invoked in discussions about climate change, framing the crisis as a failure of older generations to safeguard the future of younger and upcoming ones. While this rhetoric can mobilize youth, it risks overshadowing deeper structural inequalities—such as economic, racial, and geopolitical disparities—that shape both accountability for and vulnerability to climate change. An intergenerational climate imaginary, built…
Between Refusal and Refuge. Queer Feminist Bookstore Savannah Bay
Feminist bookstores have played an important role in the creation of feminist spaces since the end of the 20th century. In the Netherlands, Savannah Bay is one of the last remaining in a previous network of feminist bookstores. This article explores how the bookstore manages to uphold its function as a feminist space while operating in relative isolation. The data used for this analysis consists of a series of interviews with volunteers working a…
The Field of Children’s Literature and Culture in Times of the Anthropocene
This conversation among fellow scholars explores the impact of the Anthropocene on children’s literature and culture scholarship. It focuses on, among other things, a gap between critical discourse on the Anthropocene and the creative output of children’s books that often rely on simplified eco-hero narratives. Such books burden the young generation with the responsibility for the future instead of encouraging cross-generational engagement. The d…
Trust Nobody! Conspiratorial Storytelling and Paranoid Reading in the Dutch Reality TV Gameshow Wie Is de Mol
Suspicion has become a central mode of engagement in contemporary media, shaping how audiences interpret both political and entertainment content. Reality TV formats that rely on secrecy and deception encourage viewers to question appearances and evaluate trustworthiness, yet the role of conspiratorial reasoning in such shows remains underexplored. This article examines Wie is de Mol? , a Dutch reality game where contestants unmask a saboteur. Dr…
Hope or fear? Children’s responses to climate change fiction
Although not necessarily intended to persuade, climate fiction narratives can guide individuals in their attitudes and emotions, also in educational settings. An open question is which emotions such narratives should communicate to make an impact, especially for children. We conducted an experiment where 142 children listened to either hopeful or fearful text fragments of Hannah Gold’s children’s climate fiction book The Last Bear (2021). We then…
Sociology (5 works) · Art (3 works) · Climate change (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works) · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works)