3,578 search results for “american studies” in the Public website
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elective credits (15EC)
Does your programme have an elective space of only 15EC? Then you can follow a modified programme of the American Studies minor, which we call 'Elective credits'.
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About the programme
The multidisciplinary one-year master’s programme in North American Studies provides students with comprehensive knowledge of North American history, literature, film, and culture and their connection to contemporary social, political, literary and cultural developments in an international perspecti…
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Joyce Esser gives lecture on American administrative law during virtual Res Publica study trip
The traditional Res Publica study trip took place this year from 20 to 24 April. Because of the coronavirus restrictions, the members of Res Publica – the faculty’s study association for constitutional and administrative law – travelled ‘virtually’ to Portugal, the United States and Singapore. Of course,…
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Philomeen DolFaculty of Humanities
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Yujing TanFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Boudewijn WalravenFaculty of Humanities
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Peter VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Haneen OmariFaculty of Humanities
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Shirley AlexanderFaculty of Humanities
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Amirardalan EmamiFaculty of Humanities
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Crewe Williams
Faculty of Humanities
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Xiao Luo
Faculty of Humanities
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Francesca Rosati
Faculty of Humanities
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
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Xiong XiongFaculty of Humanities
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
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Hyojin PakFaculty 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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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Related master’s programmes
Did you know that after succesful completion of the minor American Studies, you can apply for the master’s programme North American Studies? Find out more below.
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Slavery and Forced Migration in the Antebellum South
This book sheds new light on domestic forced migration by examining the experiences of American-born slave migrants from a comparative perspective.
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Education
The Leiden University Institute for History has a wide-ranging academic scope unique for the Netherlands. This is directly reflected in the participation of her staff in various Master's and Bachelor's programmes at Leiden University.
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Admission and application
Find out how to apply for North American Studies at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Extra-curricular
Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Ab de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Maghiel van CrevelFaculty of Humanities
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for North American Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
- Career prospects
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Henk Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike Smit-BeemsterboerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Career prospects
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‘American politics gives Europeans a glimpse of what lies ahead’
It’s impossible to avoid, even in the Netherlands: the US will soon be going to the polls. Where does it come from, this fascination with US elections? PhD candidate Bram Eenink explains.
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Edegar Da Conceição SavioFaculty of Humanities
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Arfi ArfiansyahFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Caroline Fernandes CaromanoFaculty of Humanities
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Admission and Application
Find out how to apply for Latin American Studies at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Admission and Application
Find out how to apply for Latin American Studies (research) at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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A world without American domination?
America’s dominance of the world stage is coming to an end. These were the words of Professor Amitav Acharya in his guest lecture in The Hague on 5 February. ‘But the world really won’t be plunged into immediate chaos.’
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Latin American Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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May Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
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Why Leiden University
Leiden University offers ambitious students the freedom to develop their own area of expertise.
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Pre-master’s programme
The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA North American Studies, but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the Master’s p…
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Extra-curricular
Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.
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Linking crises: Connections between climate change and COVID-19 during American, Canadian, Dutch, and Lithuanian national elections (2020-2021)
The aim of this research is to understand the linking of crises for the combination of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Megan Griffiths wins Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for Master’s Thesis
In 2018, Megan Griffiths, then a student of the MA North American Studies, won the Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for her master’s thesis ‘Radicals, Conservatives, and the Salem Witchcraft Crisis: Exploiting the Fragile Communities of Colonial New England’.
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About the programme
During the Latin American Studies Master's programme you will focus on key social, political, linguistic and cultural developments which are currently shaping the complex reality of Latin America.