Our aim is to strengthen the Creative and Critical Community of Wageningen, through our quaterly newspaper, diverse workshops, exhibitions and projects that inspire critical thinking, lively debates, and creative research in the Wageningen community. We publish our periodical newspaper the Jester, through which Wageningen inhabitants can share stories, perspectives, views in a creative and reflective sense. We invite Wageningen inhabitants (bringing students together with other inhabitants) to critically reflect on events and dynamics in our community, handing participants skills, tools and means to reflect and reimagine.
We work together with local artists, activists, community centers, and other (student) organisations, setting up projects in collaboration, to which we invite students to participate, broadening their understanding and experience of the Wageningen community.
We are always looking for collaborations! Do you want to write, edit, illustrate, co-organize?
Send us a message: thejester.wageningen@gmail.com
‘an entertainer whose madness or
imbecility, real or pretended, gave him
license to abuse and poke fun at even the
most exalted of his patrons
The name ‘the Jester’ was chosen in honour of the professional jokers or ‘fools’ who entertained medieval courts, and sometimes were bearers of bad news. They were portraying their observations of the world through witticisms and satire.
We work together with local artists, activists, community centers, and other (student) organisations, setting up projects in collaboration, to which we invite students to participate, broadening their understanding and experience of the Wageningen community.
We are always looking for collaborations! Do you want to write, edit, illustrate, co-organize?
Send us a message: thejester.wageningen@gmail.com
‘an entertainer whose madness or
imbecility, real or pretended, gave him
license to abuse and poke fun at even the
most exalted of his patrons
The name ‘the Jester’ was chosen in honour of the professional jokers or ‘fools’ who entertained medieval courts, and sometimes were bearers of bad news. They were portraying their observations of the world through witticisms and satire.
You might imagine The Jester as a cloud floating over Wageningen
with a magnifying glass. You might imagine The Jester as a creature that comes
out of its box when it hears of something worth investigating. You might
imagine The Jester as a slightly grotesque character, who you won’t necessarily
like immediately, but who you’ll definitely be intrigued by. Or you might think
of The Jester as the person sitting right next to you.
But why does the Jester do what they do? The Jester is a platform for people to explore their creativity. Stand in front of an empty paper and fearlessly putting a chunk of themselves in, whether it is collage, poems, illustrations.. experimentation is our only rule. And most importantly it is a hub of asking questions..
Can science communication be critical instead of a series of success stories? How are institutions accountable for harms they cause? How can we use humour to discuss about difficult issues, dismantling them and try to see them for what they really are? How to be playful and daring, yet responsible for your words?
But why does the Jester do what they do? The Jester is a platform for people to explore their creativity. Stand in front of an empty paper and fearlessly putting a chunk of themselves in, whether it is collage, poems, illustrations.. experimentation is our only rule. And most importantly it is a hub of asking questions..
Can science communication be critical instead of a series of success stories? How are institutions accountable for harms they cause? How can we use humour to discuss about difficult issues, dismantling them and try to see them for what they really are? How to be playful and daring, yet responsible for your words?
© The Jester 2026