238 search results for “african languages literature” in the Library website
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Eric van HoofBestuursbureau
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Afrikastudies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in African Studies
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Acquisition of early African photographs by explorer and photography pioneer Alexine Tinne
Over 160 years ago, the Hague-based photography pioneer and traveler Alexine Tinne (1835-1869) captured current South Sudan and its inhabitants on film. These photographs represent some of the earliest images taken in the heart of the African continent.
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
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Tom KouwenhovenScience
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Joan BoothFaculty of Humanities
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Tijmen BaardaUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Louise Glück is awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück (1942-). This means the Nobel committee passed by authors like Anne Carson, Jamaica Kincaid en Maryse Condé, many of whom were tipped by academics and literary critics as being strong contenders for the prize in 2020.…
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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Misha PlagisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rishuai ChenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Harry WelsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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John KegelAfrika-Studiecentrum
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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Koen de CeusterFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia SpiersFaculty of Humanities
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Leonid KulikovFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Paul HoftijzerFaculty of Humanities
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
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Hugo KoningFaculty of Humanities
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Marcello BonsangueScience
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Sarah von Grebmer zu WolfsthurnFaculty of Humanities
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections
After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…
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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Francesco BustiFaculty of Humanities
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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Linguistics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Linguistics
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
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Yumeng WangScience
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities