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Behind the scenes of the Dutch Central Bank
A lecture about the drive, dynamics and dilemmas of our central bank and supervisor. Joanne Kellerman discussed the role of DNB, the central bank in our country for already 200 years, and the dilemmas that a supervisor faces. How can be ensured that a supervisory intervention is rightly timed and that…
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language
Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? PhD candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations left…
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Veni grant Lucien van Beek
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded dr. Lucien van Beek a Veni grant. This grant offers young researchers the possibility to develop their innovative ideas for a period of three or four years. The awarded research proposal focuses on the Ancient Greek dialects' contribution…
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pot: research into Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Islamic material culture at Gortyn, Greece
What does the excavated material tell us about the continuation and/or change of urban life during the transitional phrases from Antiquity to the Middle Ages on Crete and in the eastern Mediterranean more generally?
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A psycholinguistic model for phonological development
In this research project child language phonology is studied from the perspective of a psycholinguistic speech-production model and this model is in turn studied from the perspective of developmental phonology.
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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Jos Schaeken
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcello Bonsangue
Science
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
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Stan van der Burght
Faculty of Humanities
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Things Change: Black Material Culture and the Development of a Consumer Society in South Africa, 1800-2020
This book is the first systematic analysis of the changes in the use of goods and services by households of Black South Africans since the early nineteenth century.
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Transformation Classic: A Chinese text on Medicine and Self-Cultivation in Its Cultural Contexts
How such did the traditional text of the Sinews Transformation Classic remain interesting to a changing readership?
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Summer School in Classical Languages (Bologna)
The University of Bologna organizes a Summer School in Classical Languages, offering intensive courses in Latin and/or Greek (20 June – 23 July 2022). The deadline for applications is: 10 June 2022.
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What language did the Trojans speak?
The Trojan War plays an important role in Greek mythology. But there is much more to Troy than mythology. The exhibition ‘Troy. City. Homer. Turkey’ can be viewed from 7 December to 5 May 2013. Leiden linguist Alwin Kloekhorst wrote an article for the exhibition catalogue on the language of Troy.
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar'
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics (LOT). High time for a chat with Jenneke van der Wal, Maarten Mous and Nina van der Vlugt about the importance of the platform and plans for the…
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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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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Student maps Chinese language variation
When Daan van Esch, master’s student in Chinese Studies, travelled through China last summer, he noticed that he often did not understand what the inhabitants of the different villages and cities were talking about. There turned out to be huge differences within the language. He decided to map this…
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Cultural heritage and video games join together in Amsterdam exhibition
The newly opened Culture Arcade exhibition is a place where cultural heritage and video games come together. It is co-organized and curated by the VALUE Foundation of which Faculty staff members Aris Politopoulos and Csilla Ariese-Vandemeulebroucke are part of, together with the Prince Claus Fund.
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TAFL Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
From Sunday 11 till Tuesday 20 June 2023, NVIC organizes a new edition of the TAFL course. This intensive, interactive course is developed for (future) teachers of Arabic. It addresses both the practical aspects of teaching Arabic as a foreign language as well as the underlying linguistic and cognitive…
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TAFL Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
From Sunday 8 till Tuesday 17 January 2023, NVIC organizes a new edition of the TAFL course. This intensive, interactive course is developed for (future) teachers of Arabic. It addresses both the practical aspects of teaching Arabic as a foreign language as well as the underlying linguistic and cognitive…
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Teacher identity and teacher’s professional development in an intercultural context
The present project aims to provide valuable insights for the professional development of international teachers, and also for improving the quality of foreign language education.
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Utterance-final particles in Taiwan Mandarin: Contact, context and core functions
This study explores regional variation in the use of utterance-final particles by analyzing spoken Taiwan Mandarin data recorded from spontaneous conversations.
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The historical development of the Dutch posture-verb progressive construction
On the 22nd of February, Ami Okabe successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Ami on this achievement!
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Diversity: the Governance of Racial and Religious Plurality in the Dutch Empire, 1600-1800
Resilient Diversity: the Governance of Racial and Religious Plurality in the Dutch Empire, 1600-1800
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Beyond the Pale: Dutch Extreme Violence in the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949
On 17 August 1945, two days after the Japanese surrender that also brought an end to the Second World War in Asia, Indonesia declared its independence. The declaration was not recognized by the Netherlands, which resorted to force in its attempt to take control of the inevitable process of decolonization.…
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receives Veni grant for research on Nabataean Aramaic as a spoken language
Was Nabatean also a spoken language? And if so, for how long? These are just two questions that historical linguist Benjamin Suchard will address in his new research project. Suchard is one of three LUCL researchers to receive a coveted Veni grant of 250.000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NW…
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Why do MPs work, when their electoral survival is not at stake?
MPs in the Netherlands are first and foremost motivated by their direct environment, i.e. the parliamentary and partisan institutions.
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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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Read about Middle Ages on new Leiden research blog
The Middle Ages are becoming increasingly more popular: just look at the popularity of such ‘medievalist’ TV series as Game of Thrones and Vikings, and let’s not forget popular re-enactments of medieval battles. Leiden University is home to many specialists of this fascinating period and this new blog…
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The Relationship between State and Religion in a Changing Dutch Society
In recent decades, the Netherlands’ struggle with multiculturalism has caused an upsurge in public interest in the relationship between state and religion. In this, the Dutch address a subject relevant not just to them, but to all of Europe.
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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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Comparative biology of common and grey seals along the Dutch coast : stranding, disease, rehabilitation and conservation
Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield
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Exploiting the Empire of Others: Dutch Investment in Foreign Colonial Resources, 1570-1800
This project will establish how and why Dutch entrepreneurs participated in exploiting the English, French and Iberian empires.
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'social Subjecthood?’ the Inclusion of Imperial Citizens in the Dutch Post-War Welfare State
Emily Wolff, PhD candidate at Leiden University, wrote a paper about the inclusion of imperial citizens in the Dutch post-war welfare state.
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Basso continuo sources from the Dutch Republic c. 1620-c1790
Between 1600 and 1800 countless manuals appeared on the subject: the improvised bass part on the harpsichord, pianoforte or organ. Musician and researcher Kathryn Cok unravels the secrets of the Dutch basso continuo accompaniment for modern-day musicians.
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Using an ERC grant to study languages with beans and millet
Japanologist and linguist Martine Robbeets is going to use her newly acquired ERC Consolidator Grant to study the origins and spread of Trans-Eurasian languages, which include Japanese and Turkish. With it, she’s tackling one of the most controversial subjects in language history.
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Intersectional activism: Dutch-Turkish Muslim women 'talking back' to securitization and Islamophobia
This article investigates the efforts of influential Turkish Muslim civil society actors to amplify the voices of Muslim women in the Netherlands.
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'We are already 1-0 behind': Perceptions of Dutch Muslims on Islamophobia, securitisation, and de-radicalisation
This article presents the findings of an explanatory study into the perceptions of Dutch Muslims in The Hague concerning pre-emptive counter-extremism and de-radicalisation policies.
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role of research in university teaching: a comparison of Chinese and Dutch teachers
This dissertation reports on the beliefs and perceptions of Chinese and Dutch university teachers regarding the role of research in university teaching and how these beliefs and perceptions can be explained by their cultural, institutional and individual background characteristics
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News in a Glasshouse: Media, Publics, and Senses of Belonging in the Dutch Caribbean
On the 23d of May, Sanne Rotmeijer successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Sanne on this achievement!
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role of research in university teaching: A comparison of Chinese and Dutch teachers
The main interest of this research concerns the beliefs and perceptions of Chinese and Dutch university teachers regarding the role of research in university teaching, and how these beliefs and perceptions can be explained by their cultural, institutional and individual background characteristics.
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Joop van Holsteyn & Tom Louwerse, The Dutch 2016 Referendum: Voice, No Exit
Political scientists Joop van Holsteyn and Tom Louwerse (Leiden University) find that the Dutch government is having a hard time coping with referendum outcomes in general, and ‘anti-European’ sentiments among voters in particular.
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonor Faber-Jonker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Kai Hebel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs