921 search results for “history of science” in the Student website
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Traitors, profiteers or collaborators: ‘The Jewish Council has long been judged too harshly’
For too long the Dutch collective memory has judged the Jewish Council too harshly. This perspective needs to be adjusted, Bart van der Boom argues in his new book ‘De politiek van het kleinste kwaad’ (lit. ‘The Politics of the Lesser Evil’).
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How the Republic contributed to the French colonial empire: ‘People like you and me invested’
In the 18th century, the French colonial empire teemed with protectionist laws. Nevertheless, businessmen from the Republic played an important role in the French economy, and thus in the colonial system. PhD student Tessa de Boer explored how this came about.
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Dutch armed forces were willing to accept high casualties in Indonesia
The decolonisation war in Indonesia was violent partly because the Dutch military operated on the conviction that ‘an uprising had to be forcibly suppressed.’ This what historian Christiaan Harinck from the KITLV discovered in his PhD research.
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.yuan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Spaces of Conflicts: The Lebanese War Novel as Urban and Architectural History
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Ōtsuka Kusuoko (1875-1910) in the Meiji Literary Field: Models of Authorship between keishū sakka and the "New Woman"
Lecture
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005071
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.f.m.maly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Faizal RiantoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
f.rianto@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hanjo BoekhoutFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.d.boekhout@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bjørn Peare Bartholdyb.p.bartholdy@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277843
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.van.der.asdonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275438
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Robert-Jan de RooijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent Niochetv.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.schwed.shenker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthijs van Leeuwenm.van.leeuwen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277048
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aske Plaata.plaat@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277065
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Tycho Jongenelent.jongenelen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nicola Defourn.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274395
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Joost Visserj.m.w.visser@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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Geo-Poetics and the Reconstruction of Pre-Islamic Arabian History
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Spinoza Prize for historian Judith Pollman
Judith Pollmann, Professor of Early Modern Dutch History, has been awarded the Spinoza Prize. ‘An unbelievable honour.’
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Amy VerdunFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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(In)equalizers - Social and Economic Histories of Inequality(ies) and Difference(s), 1500-2000
Conference, Workshop
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European grant to research colonial medical experiments: 'Should we keep using this data?'
When we think of unethical medical experiments, we tend to think first of Nazi Germany. What is less well known is that experiments were also carried out in colonised areas without the explicit consent of the test subject. University lecturer Fenneke Sysling has received a European grant to research…
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A sample of perspectives: Rick Honings sought and found new perspectives on Indonesia
Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers devoured non-fiction accounts of the island empire on the other side of the world – and were given a one-sided picture. Most of the sources that reached…
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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Daniel Thomas
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.c.thomas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271263
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Science on Insta: are influencers helping get young women (back) into reading?
Dutch influencers like Romy Boomsma and Nina Pierson have a huge following on Instagram and are increasingly sharing book tips there. Researcher Aafje de Roest wants to find out more about the reading culture they are promoting and its effect on the reading habits of their mostly young female follow…
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From Scribe to Screen: Sources and Approaches to Global History in the Digital Age [COGLOSS x GLOBALISE]
Lecture, COGLOSS x GLOBALISE Webinar
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Contemporary Art History and Theory in a Global Perspective - Joint Art Talk by Matthew Rampley and Vera Wolff
Alumni event, Arts and Culture
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Dirk van der Hoevend.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277146
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Stefan Cetkovic
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.cetkovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Cor Veenmanc.j.veenman@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275772