558 search results for “latin american” in the Staff website
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Pilar Jimenez GalindoFaculty of Humanities
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant
All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image of native populations in the European mind. An ERC Starting Grant allows Dr Martin Berger to look at the bigger picture, contextualizing individual collections…
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Gioconda Belli: ‘La poesía es la palabra llevada al máximo de su capacidad expresiva’
Aprovechando la conferencia Spinoza, Nanne Timmer, Universitair Docent LUCAS, le hace unas preguntas a la escritora y Premio Reina Sofía Gioconda Belli sobre su poesía y su lugar en la Nicaragua de hoy.
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cruces etymologicae: New etymologies of some old Latin words
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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The Panama Canal: unveiling the transition to Panamanian Management
Lecture
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Video series: Why Latin America matters
Latin America matters! With its rich history, culture, its impressive resilience and creative innovation in the face of such a diverse array of challenges, Latin America can indeed show the way forward inspiring for positive change. Working together with Latin American institutions, our researchers…
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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The Monroe Doctrine Refurbished? The US-Latin American relations under Trump 2: Exploring possible scenarios
Lecture
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‘We are destroying our own planet' (and Latin America pays the price)
The whole world gets raw materials from Latin America, but at the expense of nature. Håvar Solheim researches the role of organised crime in this environmental crime and Soledad Valdivia researches sustainable urban initiatives in Latin America. What do these university lecturers think the future of…
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Francesco BustiFaculty of Humanities
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From Latin America to Africa: 'I always say I ended up on the wrong continent'
During her study of Latin America, Tineke Floor laid the intercultural foundation that has served her well in her career. Floor currently works as Director Europe at African Parks, an NGO that promotes nature conservation in Africa. How does she look back on her studies? And why the leap to another…
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nanne TimmerFaculty of Humanities
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From Hygienic Cities to Fossil Urbanism: Global Forces, Local Contexts, and Urban Environmental History
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Global Geopolitics with Trump: Two Months In
Lunch Seminar
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Stéphanie Noach receives a Fulbright grant
Stéphanie Noach, PhD within LUCAS, received a Fulbright grant to conduct research for her PhD project 'Dark Matters. Recasting Darkness with Contemporary Latin American Art' at the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University.
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for her research on darkness in contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Jelle van Buuren Explains American Boogaloo Boys
A particular group of counter protesters have been sighted at numerous Black Lives Matter protests that were held in the United States. An extreme right movement known for its characteristic Hawaii Shirts and heavy weaponry that calls itself the Boogaloo Boys. Which is cause for concern among the American…
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Introducing: María Gabriela Palacio Ludeña
María Gabriela Palacio recently joined the Latin American Studies programme at the Institute for History as University Lecturer in Modern Latin American History. Below, she introduces herself.
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Call for Papers International PhD Seminar in American History / American Studies RIAS
Research
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Aad van Mastrigt
Faculty of Humanities
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Eveline Crone receives American Award for innovation
Eveline Crone has been selected for the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS). 'It's very special to get recognition from your peers in the United States.'
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Carla Cisternas Guasch receives research grant of the Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation
Carla Cisternas Guasch, PhD candidate at the Leiden Institute for History, is one of the winners of the 2023 call of the Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation for the advancement of study and research on the history of Latin America. She receives a research grant of €10.000 (max).
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Six top-rated programmes at Humanities
Six programmes in the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded the designation 'top programme' by the Keuzegids. These are the bachelor’s in German Language and Culture, Greek and Latin Language and Culture, Latin American Studies, Ancient Near East Studies, Religious Studies and Russian Studies.
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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‘Liberal American foreign policy was always entangled with illiberal interests’
American foreign policy in the period after the Second World War is often characterised as liberal. This is, however, not the full picture, argues university lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe. He has been awarded a Vidi grant to research and rewrite this popular narrative.