1,337 search results for “medieval dutch literature” in the Public website
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‘Indonesians want more focus on fine details in research on war of decolonisation’
After a lobby lasting many years, the Dutch government has decided to finance an independent study of the war of decolonisation (1945-1950) in the former Dutch East Indies. This is partly due to the work of Professor of Colonial and Post-Colonial History, Gert Oostindie, Director of the KITLV. ‘The…
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Language choice as a (historical-)sociolinguistic phenomenon: the case of Dutch and French
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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From archaeologist to chatelaine
Marijke Brouwer started as an archaeologist, excavating Iron Age settlements in the Dutch polder regions. Today she is the director of medieval Huis Bergh, one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. How did this unusual career development come about?
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Translation issues and practices from and into Italian, English and Dutch
Conference, Summer school
- Literary Culture (2/5 ECTS)
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3D modeling and RNA-based therapeutics for Dutch-type Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
PhD defence
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Through the revolving door: do parliamentarians anticipate attractive careers elsewhere?
Political scientist Tim Mickler (Leiden University) receives a grant from The Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his quantitative research into post-parliamentary positions of parliamentarians. The grant is a result of the SGW Open Competition XS, with the aim of stimulating innovative scientific rese…
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David Icke barred due to risk to public order
The organisers of the big protest march against government policy, held on Sunday in Amsterdam, want to bring preliminary relief proceedings against the refusal to allow British conspiracy theorist David Icke to enter the Netherlands. Icke was due to give a speech at the meeting of the organisation…
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The meaning of art decorations
Geometrical patterns serving as decorations do more than just that; they always have a meaning, according to art historian Arthur Crucq. Doctoral defence 17 May.
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Celestial worlds and comet hysteria in Van Dishoeck exhibition
A moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission, antique globes and the cosmos according to Wassily Kandinsky. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics, has put together an impressive exhibition at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave.
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Vacancies: four PhD positions in History
The Institute for History announces vacancies for three PhD positions on Rethinking Disability: the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective and one PhD position to conduct research on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
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Introducing: Lauren Lauret
In February 2015 Lauren Lauret started her PhD project titled 'Meeting practices of the Dutch States General and the continuity of the early modern world of the political (1780-1848)' at the Institute for History, supervised by prof. H. te Velde.
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The Austria Centre Leiden welcomes visiting researcher Dr. Lena Sadovski
The Austria Centre is pleased to welcome Dr. Lena Sadovski as a visiting scholar who will do research at Leiden University for a few months in 2023. We asked Dr. Sadovski a few questions about her doctoral work, her future research and what she wants to achieve during her time at Leiden.
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Maribel Fierro
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Maribel Fierro, Research Professor at the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid), to Leiden. She is the third Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University…
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Three ERC Advanced Grants for Leiden researchers
Archaeologist Frans Theuws, Buddhism specialist Jonathan Silk and mathematician Ronald Cramer have each been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million euros.
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Fourth issue JLGC published
On 1 February 2016 the fourth issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference, titled 'Breaking the Rules: Textual Reflections on Transgression', was published.
- MA Fall Semester Arabic & Islamic Studies for students of Dutch and Flemish Universities
- BA Spring Semester Arabic & Islamic Studies for students of Dutch and Flemish Universities
- Literary Culture (2/5 ECTS)
- Masterclass: Why did Pope Gregory the Great make churches give up property? (Roy Flechner, University College Dublin)
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for something different: interactional uses of temporal adverbs in Dutch?
Lecture, Interactionality seminars
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Turning the Tide: Countering syndemic vulnerability in a Dutch fishermen community
PhD defence
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A solid start for the Dutch first thousand days-approach
PhD defence
- Seminar 4: The Formation of Discourse Communities in the Early Middle Ages
- Visual Culture (5 ECTS)
- Call for Papers Reading - Deadline
- Vacancy Groningen - Deadline
- JMRC - Call for Contributions
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Rob Tijdeman appointed Knight
On August 29th Rob Tijdeman held his valedictory lecture in a full house Academy Building as a professor in Number Theory, entitled 'My life as a mathematician'. After his lecture he was appointed, in name of the Queen, Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion by the maior of Leiderdorp.
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Hoe de VOC een kruidnagelmonopolie kreeg
Promovendus Tristan Mostert onderzocht de ‘kruidnageljacht’ op de Ambonse eilanden en ontdekte dat VOC-gouverneurs extreme tactieken gebruikten.
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Maxim Osipov - Public Interview By Michel Krielaars
Lecture
- lunch seminar: Transformation and connections through food/waste in Dutch cities
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Health problems and risks encountered among healthy and vulnerable Dutch travelers
PhD defence
- International Symposium: Good Governance
- Visual Culture (5 ECTS - FULL)
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Conference Hazelhoff Centre: Public and Private Regulation of Financial Markets
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law, the conference ‘Public and Private Regulation of Financial Markets’ was held on the 11th of May 2017 at law firm Stibbe in Amsterdam. The conference attracted an international audience originating from more than five different…
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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awarded a total of 158 Venis in this round; Leiden University's share of the awards is 12 percent.
- Basic Course in Palaeography (5 ECTS)
- Basic Course in Palaeography (5 ECTS)
- International Symposium: Good Governance (1/2 ECTS)
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers
Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their research team and put their best ideas into action.
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LUCIP FORUM
Lecture
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
- PhD Career Day 2023
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Eurasian Empires. Integration processes and identity formations.
What holds people together and what makes them willing to fit within larger political structures? Our project examines this question in the practices of dynastic rulership in Eurasia ca. 1300-1800.
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Landscapes of Survival
Pastoralist Societies, Rock Art and Literacy in Jordan’s Black Desert (200 BC to 800 AD)
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Memory: concepts and theory
The terms ‘social’ , ‘collective’ or ‘public’ memory, are often contrasted with ‘private’, ‘individual’ or ‘personal’ memory. All these terms derive from a fairly new and interdisciplinary scholarly field that is often referred to as ‘memory studies’, and that according to some critics has developed…
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The quest for the legitimacy of architecture in Europe (1750-1850)
This programme aims to identify the intellectual contexts that were of importance for the architectural theory of the period, and especially to clarify the relation of architectural theory to primitivism.
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CANCELLED: Book Presentation and Discussion: Central Asia 300-850 Roads and Kingdoms
Lecture