723 search results for “latin american literatuur” in the Staff website
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Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
m.a.alegria.garcia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Honorary doctorate for Canadian-American astrophysicist Sara Seager
Leiden University will confer an honorary doctorate on astrophysicist Sara Seager for her work on exoplanets.
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Grond-recht: vanuit literatuur en cultuur op zoek naar de bodem van juridische definities
Inaugural lecture
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Do you buy your partner chocolates and roses? Fascination for American holidays explained
Buying chocolates as a sign of love, getting the best deals on Black Friday and putting on a spooky costume for Halloween. In recent years, these holidays and traditions have taken off in the Netherlands, even though they originated on the other side of the ocean. Why are we so excited about American…
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Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for her research on darkness in contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2189
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Nanne TimmerFaculty of Humanities
n.timmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2184
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Joyce Esser gives lecture on American administrative law during virtual Res Publica study trip
The traditional Res Publica study trip took place this year from 20 to 24 April. Because of the coronavirus restrictions, the members of Res Publica – the faculty’s study association for constitutional and administrative law – travelled ‘virtually’ to Portugal, the United States and Singapore. Of course,…
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How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability
Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a relatively small group of high-volume consumers need to modify their diet to achieve an enormous environmental gain.
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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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Join the Columbia Summer Program on American Law in July 2023
Education
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Regilme wins a 2022 Human Rights Publication Accolade from American Sociological Association
Salvador Santino Regilme received Honorable Mention for the 2022 Best Scholarly Article Award from the Sociology of Human Rights Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). He won for his paper “Visions of Peace Amidst a Human Rights Crisis: War on Drugs in Colombia and the Philippines,”…
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…
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Alex Geurds new Professor in Central American archaeology: 'A professorship as a unifying force'
The appointment of Alex Geurds as Professor in Central American Archaeology reinvigorates an existing focus within the faculty. 'The research chair offers opportunities to make cross-connections, across departments and disciplines.'
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Publisher American Chemical Society: maximum for open access articles has been reached
Library, Research
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2142
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2706
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Manuel Cabal LopezSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.a.cabal.lopez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 VOLGT
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Carina van de Wetering
Social & Behavioural Sciences
c.c.van.de.wetering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jorrit Rijpma en Amalia Campos Delgado nieuwe vertegenwoordigers regiogroep Latijns-Amerika en de Cariben
Met de benoeming van Rijpma en Campos Delgado is de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid in alle uniersitaire regiogroepen vertegenwoordigd.
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Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman in Wijnhaven: 'American men have real problems'
In a packed lecture hall at Wijnhaven, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman succinctly summed up the essence of his argument on Wednesday 17 September: ‘Running a good society is hard’. His lecture held up a mirror to economists and policymakers.
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
d.a.pargas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2736
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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Saskia DunnFaculty of Humanities
s.e.dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272246
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
s.l.a.brandellero@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1447
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Latin America Community Meet-up and Christmas Borrel
Meet-up and drinks
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Erik BähreSocial & Behavioural Sciences
ebaehre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3997
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculty of Law
j.w.nieuwboer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Theresa St John
Faculty of Humanities
t.l.st.john@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Nadia Rojas
Faculty of Humanities
n.j.rojas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Liliana Morawietz Yanez
Faculty of Humanities
l.morawietz.yanez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Nestor Marin Bravo
Faculty of Humanities
n.f.marin.bravo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Elsa Saez Jara
Faculty of Humanities
e.a.saez.jara@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Joaquin Fernandez Abara
Faculty of Humanities
j.r.fernandez.abara@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Cristian Saavedra Bastía
Faculty of Humanities
c.e.saavedra.bastia@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Nicole Pereira Ríos
Faculty of Humanities
n.m.pereira.rios@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Tomás Díaz
Faculty of Humanities
t.diaz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Mariana Gaba
Faculty of Humanities
m.r.gaba@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Felipe Cousiño
Faculty of Humanities
f.cousino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Maria Naranjo Olivares
Faculty of Humanities
m.a.naranjo.olivares@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
c.g.cisternas.guasch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Juliët TinebraFaculty of Humanities
g.j.tinebra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Andrea Bravo Lee
Faculty of Humanities
a.p.bravo.lee@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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Stéphanie Noach receives a Fulbright grant
Stéphanie Noach, PhD within LUCAS, received a Fulbright grant to conduct research for her PhD project 'Dark Matters. Recasting Darkness with Contemporary Latin American Art' at the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University.