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189 search results for “past” in the Library website

• Shaping the future with stories from the past News - 27 February 2024

  An archaeologist as a modern-day shaman. An unexpected comparison Professor by Special Appointment of Public Archaeology Luc Amkreutz will make in his inaugural lecture.

• ‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’ News - 11 January 2024

  Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…

• Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures News - 3 July 2023

  The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…

• Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ News - 13 November 2023

  The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…

• 'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans News - 16 July 2020

  The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fashion and prints show that the past is never far away. Artist Jacob Meders was inspired by 16th-century prints from the Leiden University Library. The…

• Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday News - 14 January 2025

  Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra special Dies Natalis on 7 February. Highlights includes an alumni festival, three exhibitions and a canal concert.

• What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners News - 26 May 2025

  You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how they work and improved their teaching – and how they chose to spend the money.

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.gunnink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michaël Peyrot Professor Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4177

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  Jiang Wu Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.wu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125

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  Olga Lundysheva PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.lundysheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor Austronesian and Papuan Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2783

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  Jesse Wichers Schreur Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.wichers.schreur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125

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  Rik van Gijn Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413

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  Guus Kroonen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.kroonen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1768

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  Alwin Kloekhorst Professor Anatolian Linguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7977

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  Tijmen Pronk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4168

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8828

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  Axel Palmér Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.palmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures Event - 18 August 2023

  Satellite conference

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  Michael Herzfeld

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

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  Laurie Kalb Cosmo University lecturerer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272249

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  Peter de Knijff Professor Population and Evolutionary Genetics

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  p.de_knijff@lumc.nl | 071 5269537

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  Marieke Bloembergen Professor Heritage and Postcolonial Studies in Indonesian History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.bloembergen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2459

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360

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  Luc Amkreutz Professor by Special Appointment Public Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.w.s.w.amkreutz@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Willem Adelaar Professor emeritus of Native American Languages

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272511

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  Eline Westra Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.westra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271293

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor Sociolinguistics

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3159

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  Willemijn Waal Senior university lecturer Assyriology/Hittite studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.j.i.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2019

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  Verena Meyer University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2281

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322

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  Sybille Lammes Professor New Media and Digital Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lammes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2754

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  Martin Berger Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.e.berger@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor Maritime History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2765

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  Jan Kolen Dean / Professor Landscape Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.c.a.kolen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1284

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  Maia Casna PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• University and student life

  During the year 2021 and 2022 Leiden University Libraries illuminated the rich past of its university and its students by organising the thematic programme "University and Student life". Several online exhibitions, boekensalons and public lectures were organised around this theme, especially for the…

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• Linking to library resources

  Assistance creating links to journal articles and (e-)books.

• Oppression and Freedom

  Freedom is not something we can take for granted. In its thematic programme ‘Oppression and Freedom’, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has explored views on identity, relations and the interaction between individuals and groups in the past. The programme included several (online) exhibitions, workshops…

• Publications

  Leiden University Libraries (UBL) works together with authors and publishers regularly and supports publication of books about the collections. Publications can be obtained from bookshops or publishers. You can also order publications via email (plaatsing@library.leidenuniv.nl). Please give the following…

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  Mariana De Campos Francozo Associate Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.francozo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2437

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  Stijn Bussels Scientific Director LUCAS/Professor Art history, expecially before 1800

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2693

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  Annelou van Gijn Professor emeritus Archaeological Material Culture and Artefact Studies

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.l.van.gijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272389

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  Jason Laffoon Associate Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2646

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1925

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  Claire Weeda Director of Education / University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2718

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  Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1692