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  Erik-jan Zurcher Professor emeritus Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Elpine de Boer University Lecturer Psychology of Religion

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.de.boer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2562

• Style and function of female images in prints by Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) ideals of beauty and gender in the Late Edo Period consumer society Research output

  On the 15th of July Sawako Takemura successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

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  Marc Buijnsters Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.m.e.buijnsters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2920

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5154

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  Liesbeth Minnaard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.minnaard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2358

• V-Cinema: Canons of Japanese Film and the Challenge of Video Research output

  Thomas Mes defended his thesis on 9 January 2018.

• About Speech Prosody 2024 (SP2024)

  Speech Prosody is the biennial meeting of the Speech Prosody Special Interest Group (SProSIG) of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA).

• Aya Ezawa honoured for volunteer work with Japanese-Indonesian war children: 'Recognition of the importance of reconciliation' News - 10 November 2025

  University lecturer Aya Ezawa has received a Certificate of Commendation from the Japanese Embassy in the Netherlands for her efforts to promote reconciliation between the Netherlands and Japan, in particular by supporting Japanese-Indonesian war children. As a member of the Foundation for War Victims…

• The intertopian mode in the depiction of Turkey-originated migrants in European film Research output

  On 7 September 2023 Didem Durak Akser successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

• Countries The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

• Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste News - 22 February 2021

  In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a humanities scholar? We asked Elena Burgos Martinez, University Lecturer South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan…

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  Murat Dirican- Postdoc / Marie Curie fellow

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.dirican@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Angelika Koch-Low University Lecturer Premodern Japanese History and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.c.koch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5165

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  Maurits Berger Professor of Islam and the West

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1684

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  Anne Sytske Keijser Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.s.keijser@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272217

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  Petra de Bruijn University Lecturer Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2592

• Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ News - 28 November 2022

  As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey, that’s interesting!’

• Meet our staff Korean Studies (MA) (120EC)

• Countries and Regions The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

• Cultural Diplomacy The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

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  Lucas da Costa Maciel Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Kossmann Professor of Berber Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649

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  Michaël Opgenhaffen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2099

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  Geert Warnar Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2158

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  Siavash Rafiee Rad University Lecturer Persian

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.rafiee.rad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3942

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689

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  Carina van den Hoven Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.den.hoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2036

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gina van Ling Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.i.van.ling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009137

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  Florian Schneider Professor Modern China

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544

• North East Asia Collaboration in priority regions

  Leiden University has a long tradition of Asian language education. Chinese, Japanese and Korean partners are essential in providing a practical side of learning education.

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  Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen Language Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509

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  Lieke Bes Research assistant

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.m.c.bes@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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• Sports Diplomacy The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

• Dynasties - A Global History of Power, 1300–1800 Research output

  For thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the rituals of rulership, and the contested presence…

• What soy sauce can teach us about the history of South Korea News - 14 December 2012

  ‘Three books published within a year – that happens only once in a lifetime!’ This was the reaction of Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan Studies at Leiden University, on the publication of Cuisine, Colonialism and Cold War, one of her three new books. The book sketches the colonisation of…

• Asian Library Dossier: Asian Modernities and Traditions

  The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.

• Andrew Littlejohn awarded Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship News - 10 November 2021

  Dr. Andrew Littlejohn has been awarded a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. The fellowship provides funds for early-career scholars to write and publish significant monographs that will impact the development of anthropology.

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor of International Studies and Global History

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.g.b.m.duijvesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9325

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  Casper Wits University Lecturer East Asia Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006

• Scions of Turan Research output

  On 18 October 2022 ms. Comstock-Skipp successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

• Case studies in archaeological predictive modelling Research output

  ASLU 14

• Leiden Slavery Studies Association Research project

  The Leiden Slavery Studies Association (LSSA) is dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of slavery and post-slavery in any period and any geographical region.

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  Hossam Ahmed Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.i.a.a.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4417

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  Lukas Milevski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.milevski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1288

• Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: "Introducing the Visiting Professor" Event - 10 February 2026

  Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk

• Study Dossier: Una Europa

  Expand your knowledge, gain international experience, and explore global challenges. From summer schools and online courses to virtual exchanges, Leiden University students at all levels (bachelor’s and master’s students, and PhD candidates) can participate in a range of learning opportunities.

• LUGO Podcast: It's Not Easy Being Green Leiden University Green Office

  It’s Not Easy Being Green – but we’re here to help! Do you want to live more sustainably but have no idea where to start? Are you interested in making the world greener and do you want to get to the bottom of hot topics? Or are you sceptical about climate change and do you want to hear about the…