534 search results for “classical language” in the Staff website
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What is citizenship? Classical Languages help find the answer
A European project should help reinvigorate Latin teaching in secondary schools. 'By focusing on citizenship, we want to show that Latin is relevant to discussions about citizenship and migration.'
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Manfred Horstmanshoff
Faculty of Humanities
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Joan Booth
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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Thomas Kluitenburg
Faculty of Humanities
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Engineering in language research
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
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Languages and Cultures of the World Page is now online
In accordance with the Faculty Strategic Plan, the thematic page on Languages and Cultures of the World has been launched. It provides an overview of the university's expertise in the field of Languages and Cultures. This theme is one of the four core areas that position the expertise of the Faculty…
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Harry Stroomer
Faculty of Humanities
- Language Policy and Practices Series
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Colin Ewen
Faculty of Humanities
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Reflecting on Professor Carrie Vout's Masterclass on Classical Art
From March 27 to 31 Byvanck Professor Carrie Vout gave the intensive masterclass Classical Art - Definitions, Politics, Limits. This special lecture series was open to students and PhD candidates in Archaeology and Classics. One of the attendees, Nicky Schreuder, on the class: 'It was a critical and…
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Claudio Di Felice
Faculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Ans de Rooij-van Broekhuizen
Faculty of Humanities
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The language of Russian propaganda
In 2014 Russia entered Ukraine and occupied Crimea, and about two and a half years ago it began a large-scale invasion. For Ukraine, it’s a war. But Russia calls it a ‘special military operation’. Word choices of this kind affect how people look at issues. A Dutch Research Council (NWO) project led…
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Traces of Language Contact in Niya Prakrit
PhD defence
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Bouke van der Meer
Faculteit Archeologie
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Aliéksey Barreto Malheiros Vianna
Faculty of Humanities
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Documentary From Aksum to India premiered during Week of Classics
For the annual Week of Classics, Dr Marike van Aerde and her team made a documentary about their research project Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity. In the film the team touches upon the interactions of Greeks and Romans with the wider ancient world, ranging from the African kingdom of Aksum…
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Keiko Yoshioka
Faculty of Humanities
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Ronald Kon
Faculty of Humanities
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Abhishek Avtans-
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem Adelaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Wim Tigges
Faculty of Humanities
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Egyptian Diaspora in Paris – Between the Language and Resistance
Lecture, This Time For Africa! series
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Rolf Bremmer
Faculty of Humanities
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Anneke Both-de Vries
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dick Smakman
Faculty of Humanities
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The dynamics of contact-induced change and language shift
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
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Speech levels and Verbal Art in languages of Indonesia
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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Marijke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee Park
Faculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree Nam
Faculty of Humanities
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Emi Yamamoto
Faculty of Humanities
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Fenna Poletiek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Olga Nozdracheva
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: Einstein & Friends
Museum Boerhaave commemorated the hundredth anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity with the exhibition ‘Einstein & Friends’. The exhibition shined light on the famous physicist’s Dutch friends and his love for Leiden. A review featuring seven images can be found below.
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Leiden Classics: Cleveringa’s protest
On 26 November 1940 Professor Cleveringa held his courageous speech protesting against the dismissal of his Jewish colleague, Professor Meijers. Cleveringa was arrested and the university was closed. Every year the university honours Cleveringa with a chair and meetings throughout the world.
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Nivja de Jong
Faculty of Humanities
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Axel Palmér
Faculty of Humanities
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Patrick Gouw
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Suzan van de Velde
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jesse Wichers Schreur
Faculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves Vieira
Faculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Azeb Amha
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Willemijn Heeren
Faculty of Humanities