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Commonplace - Photographs from the Drummond-Fyvie Collection and the Ngilima Collection
Commonplace - Photographs from the Drummond-Fyvie Collection and the Ngilima Collection. By Tamsyn Adams and Sophie Feyder.
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Uzbek Ambassador Vladimir Norov visits Leiden University
The Uzbek Ambassador Mr. Vladimir Norov visited Leiden University on 17 April. Mr. Norov met with the rector magnificus Professor Carel Stolker and attended the exhibition
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Vasiliki Kosta lectures on cultural diversity at EUI Summer Course on “The Law of the European Union”
Dr. Vicky Kosta (Europa Institute, Leiden University), together with Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne (University of Edinburgh), provided a course on “Cultural Diversity and European Law” at the EUI’s Academy of European Law two-week summer course in June 2023.
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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The Heritage Arena
In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…
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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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expert Gül Aktürk Hauser investigates climate change adaptation of cultural heritage
Recently, Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser took up the position as Assistant Professor at the department of Heritage and Society. Originally an architect, she got caught up in the study of historical vernacular buildings in northeastern Turkey. Now her focus lies on the impact of climate change on cultural heri…
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Reading the Dental record
A dental anthropological approach to foodways, health and disease, and crafting in the pre-Columbian Caribbean.
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Middle Eastern Studies (MA)
Leiden University’s Master’s in Middle Eastern Studies programme is a one-year, full-time Master’s programme that is taught completely in English. Building on a tradition of more than four centuries of studying the Middle East, we offer highly relevant and up to date insights into a wide variety of…
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Iranian Studies Series describes the full breadth of Persian culture
On 8 December, Leiden University Press will present a new international series on Persian poetry and literature. The series will be edited by Asghar Seyed Gohrab (Middle Eastern Studies).
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The Idea of Italian Beauty in Literature and Language
Beauty is a central concept in the Italian cultural imagination throughout its history and in virtually all its manifestations. It particularly permeates the domains that have governed the construction of Italian identity: literature and language.
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Call for papers: Power, Silence and the Production of History in Africa
The production of history is a process of power. This is particularly relevant in Africa, where during both the colonial and the post-colonial era history has been written by hegemonic regimes. This historiography has in turn (re-)produced structures of domination, social exclusion and division.…
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New blog by Mirjam de Bruijn
Mirjam de Bruijn and camerman Sjoerd Sijsma have been travelling through Chad and Cameroon. The Arab spring hasn't arrived there yet, but the effects of internet and mobile telephony show in everyday life. Mirjam and Sjoerd look for counter voices: young people who try to change these countries in their…
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Kenniswerkplaats Diversiteit for Education in the Hague: A collaboration between municipality, secondary education, and higher education
The goal of the Kenniswerkplaats Diversiteit is to answer research questions schools in the Hague have in collaboration with the schools. The aim is to offer all children the same opportunities to develop through education.
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Funnelbeaker Material Practices
Ongoing microwear analysis of the flint artefacts from the Funnelbeaker period suggests that flint had a pivotal role in the representation and structuration of the cosmological order of Funnelbeaker society.
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Agression and emotions
Cultural and individual differences
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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American Studies
The interdisciplinary minor American Studies offers a survey of U.S. history, literature and culture from the establishment of the first colonies on the North American continent in the 15th century to the present.
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Get to know Archaeology
Studying archaeology at Leiden University is all about studying societies and cultures from the past, trying to reconstruct them and bring them back to life. The programme offers various specialisations and regional focus areas. You may choose to focus on regions like Europe, the the Mediterranean and…
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Get to know Archaeology
Studying archaeology at Leiden University is all about studying societies and cultures from the past, trying to reconstruct them and bring them back to life. The programme offers various specialisations and regional focus areas. You may choose to focus on regions like Europe, the the Mediterranean and…
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Opening of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture
With the launch of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation will join hands in promoting the understanding of Arabic culture. Have a look at the centre's plans for the years ahead.
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Streetcorner design in Accra, Ghana
Consumer societies are a global presence, and marketing practices have spread to all corners of the world. However, the loud and glaring performances of the big advertising companies and the hegemony of shopping malls makes us forget that there are many different markets, and many merchants who have…
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34th World Cultural Council Special Recognition Award for Marike Knoef
Marike Knoef has won an award on the 34th Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC).
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Jay HuangFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicolette MoutFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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Daphne Wong-A-FoeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katrien KlepFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel TurnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Michael KerschnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Martijn MandersFaculteit Archeologie
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Annelou van GijnFaculteit Archeologie
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Dennis BraekmansFaculteit Archeologie
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Tessa VerhoefScience
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke KlokkeFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Erik KroonFaculteit Archeologie
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Carina van den HovenFaculty of Humanities
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Weixuan LiFaculty of Humanities
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculteit Archeologie
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities