642 search results for “intellectuele history” in the Student website
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jiyan QiaoFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Kai HebelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem HeiserFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Michel DoortmontAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Paul HoftijzerFaculty of Humanities
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Willem ZwalveFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
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Simon WillmettsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas MaguireFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Aad van MastrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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A Contemporary Past – Looking Back and Forward
Exhibition, Photo exibition
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Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
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The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health of LGBTQIA+ child asylum-seekers
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carola HeinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Forced Choices: Migration, Identity, and Belonging in the South Tyrolean Option (1939-1955)
Lecture, LIMS seminar / Austrian Studies Seminar
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fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature
Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.
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appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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History of crime comes to life
For many people, five o’clock signals the end of their working day. But not for the motivated students of the Honours College Law. With some drinks and snacks, they keep going well into the evening. This time, they met for the festive conclusion of a course which brought the history of Dutch crime to…
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Bart ZantvoortFaculty of Humanities
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Professor Bleda Düring interviewed for podcast Tides of History
The Tides of History is a history podcast that takes listeners into the past while trying to identify how it echoes today. The current season centers around the Iron Age and the new episode features an interview with our own Bleda Düring.
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Overhandiging tweede deel 'A History of Russian Law'
Vijf jaar na de overhandiging van ‘A History of Russian Law’, overhandigde emiritus hoogleraar Ferdinand Feldbrugge op 16 januari het tweede deel van zijn unieke overzichtswerk aan decaan van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Joanne van der Leun.
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Ending of the Europaeum Programme: European History and Civilisation
Education
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Ying Zhang looks for the person behind the history
The Chinese History chair has a long, rich history within Leiden University. Since 1 February, this position has been held by Ying Zhang. ‘Leiden University brings together a legendary range of Asian knowledge.’
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Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts
Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she delved into the fascinating world of espionage, sharing insights from her research and highlighting key themes from her work.
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…
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‘In Leiden you feel history is very close’
Leiden alumnus Makoto Yoshida from Japan studied Dutch history and politics from 1996 to 1997. Now he is back in Leiden with his wife who is currently a student at the Faculty of Humanities. Some things still surprise him. 'Everyone at university uses first names, which was - and still is - unacceptable…