# George Mosse Fund

The Foundation George Mosse Fund of the University of Amsterdam (Stichting George Mosse Fonds van de Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a Dutch foundation (stichting) that aims to promote gay and lesbian studies. It was founded in 2001 at the University of Amsterdam, with a bequest from George Mosse's inheritance, given out of appreciation for the cultural-historical education and research on homosexuality in Amsterdam. The foundation is known primarily for its annual lecture.

## Mosse Lectures

An initiative of the George Mosse Fund, the Mosse Lectures is a series of public lectures held annually in Amsterdam, organized by the George Mosse Fund, in collaboration with IHLIA. The series was inaugurated by Hafid Bouazza, a Moroccan-Dutch writer
| Year | Lecturer | Title |
| 2002 | Hafid Bouazza | "Homoseksualiteit en Islam" [Homosexuality and Islam] |
| 2003 | Marjan Sax | "Naar een nieuwe seksuele revolutie" [Towards a new sexual revolution] |
| 2004 | Dolly Bellefleur (Ruud Douma) | "Transformatiekunst, miskende muze" [Transformation art, unsung muse] |
| 2005 | Bas Heijne | "De eeuwige homo" [The eternal gay] |
| 2006 | Maaike Meijer | "Leve de penisnijd" [Long live the penis envy] |
| 2007 | Gerardjan Rijnders | "De buik vol" [The belly full] |
| 2008 | Gerrit Komrij | "Waarom zijn Nederlanders zo dol op homoseksuelen?" [Why are the Dutch so fond of homosexuals?] |
| 2009 | Gloria Wekker | "Van Homo Nostalgie en betere tijden. Multiculturaliteit en postkolonialiteit" [On Gay Nostalgia and better times. Multiculturalism and postcolonialism] |
| 2010 | Stephan Sanders | "Homoseksualiteit & het Goede Leven. Over homoseksueel denken, doen en zijn" [Homosexuality & the Good Life. About homosexual thinking, doing and being] |
| 2011 | Maxim Februari (Marjolijn Februari) | "Wat is seks eigenlijk?" [What exactly is sex?] |
| 2012 | Ted van Lieshout | "Drijft de emancipatie homo's terug in de kast?" [Is emancipation driving gays back in the closet?] |
| 2013 | Jet Bussemaker | "Grenzen aan homo-emancipatiebeleid: burgerwacht of politieagent? – Over de 'red lines' van het homo-emancipatiebeleid" [Limits to gay emancipation policy: civilian or police officer? - About the 'red lines' of the gay emancipation policy] |
| 2014 | Mohammed Benzakour | "HoMa: Zwierige redder in nood" [HoMa: Graceful lifesaver] |
| 2015 | Hedy d'Ancona | "Voorbij de M/V-maatschappij?" [Beyond the M/F society?] |
| 2016 | Simone van Saarloos | "Are You Out To Be Gay?" |
| 2017 | Gert Hekma | "Vijftig jaar homo-acceptatie uit de kast. Van onbereikbaar ideaal tot ontoereikend perspectief" [Fifty years of gay acceptance out of the closet. From unreachable ideal to inadequate perspective] |
| 2018 | Karin Spaink | "Tussen Grewel en Fortuyn: Identiteit, herzuiling, privilege en verschil" [Between Grewel and Fortuyn: Identity, re-pillarification, privilege and difference] |
| 2019 (Jan.) | Joke Swiebel | "1969: roze revolutie of verloren strijd?" [1969, pink revolution or lost battle?] |
| 2019 (Sep.) | David Weissman | “From activist filmmaker to queer community elder” [lecture in English] |
| 2024 | Haroon Ali | "Onder één vlag?" [Under One Flag?] |
| 2025 | Lisa Weeda | “Het archief-Jilles: een brief aan mijn grootvader” [The Jilles Archives: A Lettter to My Grandfather] |
o lectures were given, by Joke Swiebel and David Weissman respectively.
Due to the covid19-epeidemic, no Mosse lectures were held in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.