552 search results for “independence movement and decolonization” in the Staff website
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Peace Movements: A Global History
Conference
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Students Sander, Linde and Melle create an online exhibition for the University Library
With a recently published major research project and an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the struggle for independence in Indonesia has been thrusted back into the spotlight. Leiden University is devoting attention to this topic as well. History students Sander van der Horst and Melle van Maanen joined…
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Peace Movements and Decolonization Collaborative Research Week
Conference
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Call for Papers: Peace Movements - A Global History
From the First World War until the height of the Cold War, actors from the decolonizing world sought to build connections with international peace movements. These efforts produced new networks and practices of solidarity while also exposing tensions over the centrality of decolonization in global struggles…
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277308
- Topical Issues in Museums
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
f.x.widiyarso.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Joyce OutshoornFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.v.outshoorn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273969
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516
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Creativity for beginners
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Lecturer and students taking action: 'Anton de Kom deserves a statue in The Hague’
Why doesn't the Surinamese resistance hero and independence fighter Anton de Kom have a memorial site in his former hometown, The Hague, while there are streets named after colonial leaders? The students of university lecturer Anne Marieke Van der Wal-Rémy are committed to the erection of a statue.
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Sander HölsgensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.r.j.j.holsgens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Caterina SartoriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.b.sartori@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451
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Introducing: Kamila Smagulova
Kamila Smagulova recently joined the Institute for History as a PhD candidate, as part of Carolien Stolte's ERC project 'Reconciling Peace: International Coalitions for Peace in the Era of Decolonization, 1918-1970'. The project runs alongside Carolien Stolte's VIDI project 'Peace Palms. International…
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Bart van der SteenLeiden University Libraries
b.s.van.der.steen@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zulfadhli NasutionFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
z.nasution@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
In the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is what PhD candidate Debby Esmeé de Vlugt has discovered.
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Could restricting EU free movement help tackle brain drain?
Eastern and Southern European countries struggle with ‘brain drain’ as skilled workers move to other EU Member States. Could restricting free movement be a legitimate and lawful way to address this trend? Researcher Martijn van den Brink will investigate the issue.
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Decolonizing Archaeological Epistemologies
Conference
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Andrew Gawthorpe Interviews No King’s movement leader Hunter Dunn
University lecturer interviewed No King’s movement leader Hunter Dunn for the Foreign Policy Centre.
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Why have murals been used in social and political movements?
Take a walk through any city, and you are likely to come across a brightly coloured mural. Although these paintings often seem to serve solely as a backdrop for Instagram snapshots, art history professor Minna Valjakka says there are rich traditions and intricate histories that uncover more critical…
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Francesca Sofia SelanoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
f.s.selano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent WalstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
v.r.walstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- How to present in front of a camera: do's and don'ts
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Be The Change (Open Science/Open Research)
Transferable skills, Research
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Diana SuhardimanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
suhardiman@kitlv.nl | 071 5272458
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Lucas da Costa Maciell.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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KIEM grant for Research on Protest and Social Movements in the Netherlands | Leiden University
Mariska Jung, Jasmijn Rana and Looi van Kessel receive a €10,000 KIEM grant for "Hope springs eternal" - an innovative project that brings together students, academics and social movements to investigate Dutch protest culture.
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121
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Benjamin Fogarty-ValenzuelaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Dilara ErzeybekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.erzeybek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
oostindie@kitlv.nl | 071 5271646
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Afro Mix beginners/intermediate
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Afro Mix intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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students and alumni played a crucial role in Leiden’s women’s rights movement
PhD candidate Agnes van Steen researched the history of the Leiden women’s rights movement (1860-1990) and found that the university produced many feminists.
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Newly appointed Art History professor, Minna Valjakka: 'Art teaches us more than you may think'
On 1 January Minna Valjakka was appointed Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory from a Global Perspective. Valjakka sees her appointment as 'extremely topical' because of the discussions about the decolonisation of the arts: 'Art teaches us not just about art, but also about contemporary…
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Introducing: Daniele Paolini
Daniele Paolini recently joined the Institute for History as a postdoctoral researcher within the ERC and NWO-funded project 'International Coalitions for Peace in the Era of Decolonization, 1918-1970' under the supervision of Carolien Stolte. Below, he introduces himself.
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271399
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.notsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.jentzsch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273456
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reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Water movements
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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CANCELLED Bolivia: reflexions on its Bicentennial of independence, decolonization and the challenges of Plurinational State/ Bolivia: Reflexiones
Lecture
- Bicentennial Bolivia: reflections upon 200 years of independence
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Projects 2026-2027
For the academic year 20265-2027, five (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.
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Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…