452 search results for “medieval history” in the Student website
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Se Young Jang
Faculty of Humanities
s.y.jang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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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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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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Maria Zisimopoulou
Faculty of Humanities
m.zisimopoulou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546
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Koen de Ceuster
Faculty of Humanities
k.de.ceuster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michael Herzfeld
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Leonor Alvarez Francés
Faculty of Humanities
l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Leonor Faber-Jonker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
l.a.faber@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart Zantvoort
Faculty of Humanities
f.w.zantvoort@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cisca Hoogendijk
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906
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Patrick Gouw
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Kai Hebel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9948
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Aad van Mastrigt
Faculty of Humanities
a.van.mastrigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Willem Heiser
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
heiser@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kate Brackney
Faculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212
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Michel Doortmont
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bastian Still
b.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Stefano Bellucci
Faculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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Paul Hoftijzer
Faculty of Humanities
p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Beatriz Santiago Belmonte
Faculty of Humanities
b.santiago.belmonte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Andrew Gawthorpe
Faculty of Humanities
a.j.gawthorpe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1740
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Philip Post
Faculty of Humanities
p.g.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Willem Zwalve
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
w.j.zwalve@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7440
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Laurens van Apeldoorn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5887
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Alisa van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2179
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2023
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Thomas Maguire
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
t.j.maguire@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Hakan Külcü
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.kulcu@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7548
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Simon Willmetts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.d.willmetts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2128
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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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Previous projects
You can find an overview of the projects and a list of all research trainees below.
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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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‘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…
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Diversity and inclusion in your studies
We provide more than 125 courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level that offer the chance to study diversity from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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A princess’s psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript in Alkmaar book bindings
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: a number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to a princess who fled England after the Norman Conquest.
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Judith Pollmann
Faculty of Humanities
j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2740
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Henk te Velde
Faculty of Humanities
h.te.velde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2697
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Podcast tips for Pentecost
Are you looking for some listening material for the upcoming long weekend? Staff members and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities have been creating various podcasts over the last few months. A selection is shown here:
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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The First Great War of the Middle Ages: Sasanians, Byzantines, and the Rise of Islam, 602-642
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Jeroen Duindam appointed new academic director of the Institute for History
The Institute for History has a new academic director. Professor of Early Modern History Jeroen Duindam will take on this role from 1 September. ‘You can only do this job properly if you make time for it.’
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Tsolin Nalbantian
Faculty of Humanities
t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2985
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From Baghdād to Baghpūr: Global Blackness in Medieval Arabo-Asia
Lecture, Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Gabriël hung a huge board covered in post-it reminders behind his laptop, Molly was glad that the members of the selection committee…
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important'
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will take place in Leiden on 6 and 7 December. Leiden professors and co-organisers of the LJSA Sarah Cramsey and Jürgen Zangenberg talk about their plans.
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.