2,447 search results for “ancient gender” in the Public website
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Gender and Sexuality in Society and Culture
Why do some scientists argue that there are five sexes? Why is it important to study sexuality outside the reproductive framework? The minor Gender and Sexuality in Society and Culture tackles some of the most controversial and contested questions of our time, while avoiding the pitfalls of easy answers…
- Leiden University Gender Equality Plan 2021
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A war of words: What ancient Manchurian history does to Korea and China today
Why does the past elicit this intense activity in the present? What does the past mean for the present, and what does it do to it? A WAR OF WORDS will engage this complex of Chinese claims to Manchu-Korean ancient history, South Korean reactions, public discourse and cultural expression in both states,…
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Differences that make all the difference. Gender, migration and vulnerability (migration to the Netherlands 1945-2005)
The proposed project evaluates how the vulnerability of migrant men and women was constructed in political, public and media discourses, and how differences in the constructed vulnerability influenced the decision to migrate, the migration process, and the subsequent settlement process.
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The Tocharian Gender System: A Diachronic Study
On the 23rd of March, Alessandro del Tomba successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Alessandro on this achievement!
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Gendered impacts of industrial logging
This study focuses on the local level impacts of a highly globalised industry: the international trade in tropical timber.
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Skin Deep? Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature and Science
The skin has recently gained attention within body studies for its many specific cultural and social associations, in addition to its biology. This project aims to examine the different layers of meaning and the functions invested in the skin in ancient Greece: how did ancient Greek literary and medical…
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Gender in ethnically mixed relationships of immigrants from Dutch former colonies in the Netherlands, 1945-2005
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Ancient Egyptian Footwear: An Archeological Analysis
The wealth of shoes, sandals and other footwear from ancient Egypt is poorly understood due to lack of research. This is remarkable, because from the very beginning of Egypt’s long history footwear served practical as well as more spiritual purposes.
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All-gender Gorlaeus Faculty Office
Gorlaeus Faculty Office, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden
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All Gender toilet LUMC Research Building
LUMC Research Building, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Willem Einthoven
Willem Einthoven, Kolffpad 1, 2333 BN, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Matthias de Vrieshof
Matthias de Vrieshof, Matthias de Vrieshof 1-4, 2311 BZ, Leiden
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All-gender toilet LUMC Education Building
LUMC Education Building, Hippocratespad 21, 2333 ZD, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Academy Building
Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Anna van Buerenplein
Anna van Buerenplein, Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595 DG, The Hague
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All-gender toilet Johan Huizinga
Johan Huizinga, Doelensteeg 16, 2311 VL, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Beehive Student Centre
Beehive Student Centre, Turfmarkt 104, 2511 DC, The Hague
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All-gender toilet Old Observatory
Old Observatory, Sterrenwachtlaan 11, 2311 GW, Leiden
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All-gender toilet P.J. Veth
P.J. Veth, Nonnensteeg 1-3, 2311 VJ, Leiden
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All-gender toilet Van Steenis
Van Steenis, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC, Leiden
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Unequal Land Relations in North East India: Custom, Gender and the Market
Presenting case studies by both senior and emerging scholars, it makes mandatory reading for anyone interested in the challenges of governance, citizenship and development faced by the people of India’s North East.
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All-gender toilet Oude UB
Oude UB, Rapenburg 70, 2311 EZ, Leiden
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Patterns of Paleomobility in the Ancient Antilles
Patterns of paleomobility in the Caribbean were studied through an inter-disciplinary approach using a combination of archaeological, osteological, mortuary, and isotopic data.
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Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia
The Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia aims to promote research on the ancient languages and cultures of Arabia, and to disseminate this knowledge to the broader public.
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Towards a historical contextualisation of Ancient Egyptian perspectives of the inner body, sickness, and healing
On Tuesday 30 April 2024 Jonny Russell successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Gender differences in crime and prosecution policies in 19th century Europe
My current research focuses on criminality and gender interactions in nineteenth-century Europe. This project uses a comparative methodology to explain gender constructions in a criminal and in a court setting.
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“The Waste of Society as Seen through Women’s Eyes”: waste, gender, and national belonging in Japan
Rebecca Tompkins defended her thesis on 21 March 2019
- Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: design, defence and response
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Water Management in Ancient Mexico: Archaeological Heritage and Sustainable Development
This project investigates ancient water management of streams, springs and runoffs on the archaeological site of Monte Albán, Mexico, as a means to contribute with different stakeholders in the development of sustainable solutions to water problems today such as floods and scarcity.
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Crime and gender: a comparative perspective. England and the Netherlands, 1600-1800
The central aim is to systematically study differences in gendered crime patterns in the records of different types of courts in various English and Dutch cities in the early modern period.
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The writing culture of ancient Dadan; a description and quantitative analysis of linguistics variation
Fokelien Kootstra defended her thesis on 23 April 2019
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Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA and Research MA)
Are you thinking about studying Classics and Ancient Civilizations? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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On the margins. Crime, gender and migration in early modern Frankfurt am Main, 1600-1800
The central aim is to systematically study differences in crime patterns and social control between migrants and non-migrants in early modern Frankfurt am Main.
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Gendered empire. Intersectional perspectives on Dutch post/colonial narratives
Yearbook of Women's History.
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Gendered radicalisation and ‘everyday practices’: An analysis of extreme right and Islamic State women-only forums
A growing amount of literature is being devoted to interrogating gendered dynamics in both violent extremism and terrorism, contributing to the integration of international and feminist security. This includes how such dynamics can shape differences in the motivations and participation of women and…
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Worlds full of signs: ancient Greek divination in context
This monograph by dr. Kim Beerden compares Greek divination to divinatory practices in Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia and Republican Rome.
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Cosmological interpretation of architecture: cases from Ancient China and Mesoamerica
The civilizations of ancient China and Mesoamerica, although not historically related and obviously different in many specific aspects (such as language and writing), show many interesting commonalities and similar tendencies in their cultural manifestations.
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Crime and gender before the courts of the Netherlands, 1600-1800
The central aim is to systematically study differences in gendered crime patterns in the records of different types of courts in various Dutch cities in the early modern period.
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All-gender toilets Pieter de la Court
Pieter de la Court, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden
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Twitter attacks on Hillary Clinton are about gender, rather than politics
Political scientist Rebekah Tromble (Leiden University) and computational sociolinguist Dirk Hovy (University of Copenhagen) analyse how much hostility and sexism Clinton faces on Twitter, as well as who seems to be behind such attacks.
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All-gender toilet Matthias de Vrieshof 1
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Voices of Asian Modernities: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asian Popular Music of the 20th Century
What was the relationship between women and modern media in different parts of Asia in the 20th century? Under what historical and social conditions did women achieve prominence in popular music in Asia?
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Knowledge Networks and Craft Traditions in the Ancient World
Material Crossovers
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Female Spies or 'she-Intelligencers': Towards a Gendered History of Seventeenth-Century Espionage
By analysing neglected (continental) spy centres and integrating these groups of female intelligencers into the traditional, male-orientated historical narratives, this project will proceed towards a gendered history of early modern espionage.
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Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Contemporary Sinophone Cinema
This doctoral project, entitled Sinophone as Method: Reimaging Chinese Cinema in the Global Era, aims to explore the intricacies of knowledges and practices with regard to notions of China, Chinese, and Chineseness.
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Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece. Under the Spell of Stories
Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece pursues a new approach to ancient Greek narrative beyond the taxonomies of structuralist narratologies.
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Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets: Their Use and Reception in Ancient Egypt and Neighbouring Regions
The Egyptian hieroglyphic script was exceptionally versatile, as becomes clear when studying its multiple uses both within Ancient Egypt and beyond its borders.
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No Man's Land: Gender and Sexuality in Erotic Narratives of the Late Ottoman Empire
Muge Özoglu defended her dissertation on 5 December 2018