968 search results for “from and cultural” in the Student website
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Aida GholamiFaculty of Humanities
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Meet the new members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2023-2024
Liselotta Jahnke, Jason Irwin, Rachel Cruickshank and Paula Kovač are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board of CADS about educational matters, such as determining the Course and Examination Regulations and evaluating…
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Can Generative AI Generate Culture?
Debate
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Marie-leen RyckaertFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Ye JiangFaculty of Humanities
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Yu AiFaculty of Humanities
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Manar EllethyFaculty of Humanities
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Letty ten Harkel: ‘I am interested in what happens when different cultures come together’
In August 2022 we welcome our new colleague Dr Letty ten Harkel as Assistant Professor in Roman and Post-Roman Archaeology. For the past ten years she has built up an impressive track record in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Read the interview about her background and research…
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University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’
How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.
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Meet the members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2021-2022
Benjamín Maldonado, Orestes Kyrgiakis, Roos Capel and Iskra Cvitković are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). The board advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board about educational matters, such as the determination of the Course and Examination Regulations and the evaluation…
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Jessie SunFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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Carola HeinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Matthew KenworthyScience
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Karsten WentinkFaculteit Archeologie
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Nicholas KontovasFaculty of Humanities
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University lecturer Mirae Kim explains why these songs are so difficult to translate in the video series "The World of Korean Wave'.
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Workshop - From Stress to Progress
Study support
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Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films
What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance
Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. This project will address a significant knowledge gap on the potentials and pitfalls of climate governance, with an initial…
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Lecture by Eliot Higgins: from conspiracy theories to profiting from misinformation
'The way we consume information has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years. You're no longer just a receiver; you participate, create, and spread information. So why not use that to improve society?'
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans
Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide their hair color. In the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', PhD candidate Flora Smit takes a closer look at this relationship.
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Metje Postma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Daring questions in Islam
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Nicolás Moreno-GutiérrezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Working in culture and arts
Career and apply for jobs
- Culture and Politics Event Series
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International Translation Day 2024
Lecture, Discussion
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Leiden Tolkien Talks: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Anticipation of “The War of the Rohirrim”
Lecture
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Márcia GonçalvesFaculty of Humanities
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Research into grave goods sheds new light on traditional roles
New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 words ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Archol, the National Museum…
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Netherlands Student Orchestra: from lecture hall to concert hall
A month’s break from your studies, ten days of intensive rehearsals and then a concert tour: the Netherlands Student Orchestra is based on a simple formula. Leiden student Daphne Biron tells us about the orchestra and the concert in Leiden on 20 February.
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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European Music Meets Japanese Culture: a Lecture on the Essence of the Funeral Culture in Japan
Lecture
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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Ignas SnellenScience
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Chams BernardFaculty of Humanities
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Koos Burggraaf
Science
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Young transformational leadership: Capacity building for equitable and sustainable change
Study support
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Late Ottoman Istanbul Meets Cinema: Social Impacts of the First Encounter
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series