2,202 search results for “language and cultural of the world” in the Staff website
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Languages and Cultures of the World Page is now online
In accordance with the Faculty Strategic Plan, the thematic page on Languages and Cultures of the World has been launched. It provides an overview of the university's expertise in the field of Languages and Cultures. This theme is one of the four core areas that position the expertise of the Faculty…
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
j.f.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2147
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Joanne StolkFaculty of Humanities
j.v.stolk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
c.van.den.bergh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2067
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24th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics
Conference
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
k.yoshioka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2553
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2980
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Olaf KaperFaculty of Humanities
o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2041
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Victoria NystFaculty of Humanities
v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
e.a.op.de.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4381
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1611
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2592
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2075
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3340
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Rogier CreemersFaculty of Humanities
r.j.e.h.creemers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2850
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
a.a.yenen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2943
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
a.g.dorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3026
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
m.westera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544
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How do our language rules come about?
Many of the language rules we use today were formulated in the 17th and 18th centuries. In a dual track at the universities of Leiden and Brussels, PhD candidate Eline Lismont investigated why some rules became successful while other rules were quickly forgotten.
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2104
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
b.arps@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2222
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Speaking Korean contest: ‘Actually, I don't dare to do this at all’
In a well-filled Telders Auditorium, university learners of Korean competed with each other to see who speaks Korean the best.
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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The Walikutuban ritual: from lost heritage to political activism
Sometimes fascination can lead to in-depth research. Such is the case with Wahyu Widodo, who came across the Islamic Walikutuban ritual in Java in 2019, on which he subsequently wrote his PhD dissertation. Widodo: ‘Besides community, it also breeds political loyalty’
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Una Europa project update: Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa (ELSEA)
In September, the Una Europa ELSEA project, Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa, officially started. Now that the project has been running for a couple of months, it’s high time to check in and see how the project is going.
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The Human Digital World theme page is now online
The page gives an overview of what the Faculty of Humanities offers in the areas of AI and Digital Humanities. 'The Human Digital World' is one of the four key themes with which the faculty profiles its research and education.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Bridging Wor(l)ds: Future-proofing the Languages and Cultures Sector in Dutch Higher Education
Conference
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Programme innovation at Dutch Language and Culture
In 2018, the undergraduate programme Dutch Language and Culture embarked on sweeping programme innovations to educate its students ‘in a way that focusses more on the challenges of Dutch Studies in a 21st century society’. What does this entail and what was the approach? Esther Op de Beek, university…
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Manfred HorstmanshoffFaculty of Humanities
h.f.j.horstmanshoff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7977
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BA in Italian Language and Culture to continue
Leiden University will continue to offer its BA in Italian Language and Culture. The Board of the Faculty of Humanities has reversed its decision to stop admitting new students as of the 2026/2027 academic year.
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Judith BosnakFaculty of Humanities
j.e.bosnak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
o.j.praamstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2158
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’
Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Language (INT) from 1 September.
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2193