59 search results for “lethal violence” in the Library website
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Katharina KrüsselmannFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeanette SatinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ben WielstraScience
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Graig KleinFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ernst DijxhoornFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marieke LiemFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem MeilinkScience
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sheila van BerkelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Manon de VisserScience
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Jennifer DowlingFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Dennis BosFaculty of Humanities
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May TamimováFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Lenneke AlinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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Renate Buisman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew HoyeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina EggensFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Babak RezaeedaryakenariFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
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Sabine WittingFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Political Science
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Political Science
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Access to all journals Bristol University Press and Policy Press
Library
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Valentine's Day - a reading list
Love. It makes people do the strangest things and at the same time it is a primary necessity of life. Over the centuries, writers and poets have filled up entire libraries with books on real and fictional relationships, and contemporary writers still like to delve into the complex, dramatic and at times…
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Walkout on 13 May
A national walkout will be staged on Monday 13 May. Leiden Scholars for Palestine has called on students and staff from Leiden University to meet at 11.00 at the Lipsius building in Leiden and the Wijnhaven building in The Hague.
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Russia and the region – Reading List
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, now thirty years ago, Russia lost much of its former prestige, influence, and territory. The ascent of Vladimir Putin initiated a turning point: Russia has once again developed itself into a major player on the world stage, garnering ever more influence in its…
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Exhibition The Intolerant Republic
The Dutch Revolt or Eighty Years’ War and the Dutch Golden Age have traditionally been described in the national historiography as glorious periods; with the Dutch Revolt being depicted as a heroic battle for independence and the Dutch Golden Age as an unparalleled political, economic and cultural success…
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections
After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales
Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…
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Warfare: technology and ethics - a reading list
While the United States continues to carry out drone strikes, and China conducts large-scale cyber and information operations, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers live in trenches, and NATO sends tanks to the Donbas front to force a breakthrough. Has war changed dramatically in recent decades as a result…
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The Pen and the Sword: A reading list about writer's quarrels
Writers are not just storytellers: with their novels, tales and critiques they broaden the social imagination, reflect on societal developments and sometimes put new themes on the map. This can easily lead to a conflict because writers and literati often think very differently about issues such as…
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Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies
Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan
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Graphic Novels in South-Africa: the Work of Nathan Trantraal
Arts and culture
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the debate on art and collectors’ items from a loaded past. Inaugural speech on 2 December.
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Peace in the Middle East? Students seek solutions in Peace Academy
Finding solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the not-inconsiderable task of the new Peace Academy in The Hague. Professor Maurits Berger and twelve students from different conflict zones are starting a creative thinking process that aims to discover the basic conditions for peace in the…
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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans
The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fashion and prints show that the past is never far away. Artist Jacob Meders was inspired by 16th-century prints from the Leiden University Library. The…
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…