448 search results for “history of south africa” in the Student website
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Sustainable Humanities Scholarship
Bachelor, Master
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
- Scholarships
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Nisida GjoksiFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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Robert ZwijnenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Quintijn MauerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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EUniwell Open Lecture Series | Africa the Conservation Continent of the 21st Century?
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Keti Koti Table
Diner | Dialoog
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Tobias van der WalFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten JansenFaculteit Archeologie
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Frits van der MeerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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PoortgebouwRijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’
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What and why?
Exchange: What and why?
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What and why?
Exchange: What and why?
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Archaeology & Society
Changing the future, by understanding the past. Join Archaeology & Society and broaden your horizon!
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Ellen van ReulerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Durable Upheaval: The 1974 Ethiopian Revolution and Its Impact Five Years Later
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Education
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- Summer winter schools
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Contact with other students
Staying in contact with other students might not always be easy but it is very important. Find out about the different ways in which you can meet other students.
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Leiden University Student Platform (LUS)
The Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) is a student-led ‘think-tank’. It consists of eight members: one representative from each of the seven faculties plus one chair. The LUS provides independent advice on university-wide policies that concern all topics of relevance to students. It also awards…
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Global Challenges: The Regime of Lukashenka
Lecture
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Jojanneke van der Toorn organises international Workpride conference
Professor Jojanneke van der Toorn has held the chair in LGBT workplace inclusion for five years. To celebrate, organised an international online conference on workplace inclusion, in cooperation with Workplace Pride that was hosted by the university on 20 and 21 May.