1,333 search results for “urban ethnography” in the Public website
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Women and Crime in Early Modern Holland
Crime is men’s business, isn’t it? Women are responsible for 10 percent of crime in Europe. Yet, if we look at the Dutch Republic in the early modern period, we find that in the towns of Holland women played a much larger role in crime.
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Admission and Application
Find out how to apply for Global Ethnography at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Information activities
Online On Campus Master Experience Visual Ethnography
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Communities in contact
Essays in archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnography of the Amerindian circum-Caribbean
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Contact
Do you have any questions about the master's specialisation Visual Ethnography? Please contact us!
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Mapping pre-industrial sanitation infrastructure in the town of Haarlem
The central research question focuses on identifying shifts in the urban social network in terms of private, semi-public and public space by means of mapping the spatial distributions of wells and cesspits in the town of Haarlem in the course of the pre-industrial period (1200-1800). Shifts may be indicative…
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Urban Studies students conduct practical research into the Humanities Campus: ‘It needs lots of green spaces and light’
Over the past few months, Urban Studies students have been helping to think about the realisation of the Humanities Campus. To test their knowledge in practice, the future urban specialists gave advice on several different aspects, including thermal energy storage and the new central campus building…
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
Discover the Master's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University. Undertake independent ethnographic research and contribute to society.
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Restitution workshop in Turin
Maria Vasile and Cristina Grasseni have presented the results of Maria’s ethnography in Turin.
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The Unification of the Mediterranean World 400 BC - 400 AD
The Leiden Ancient History specialization concentrates on the study of the economies, societies and cultures of the large empires of the Graeco-Roman world, starting with the empires of Alexander the Great and his successors. The appearance of these empires led to the development of an interaction network…
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Why Leiden University?
The master's specialisation in Global Ethnography is all about your three-month ethnographic research project. Experienced scholars teach you in extensive courses and by individual supervision how to get to most of your research.
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Contact
Do you have any questions about the master's specialisation in Global Ethnography? Please contact us!
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In the Shadow of Displaceability: Refugees and Migrants in Suburban Calcutta
On the 24th of November Aditi Mukherjee successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Introducing: Margarida Borges
Margarida Borges has been working as a PhD candidate at the Leiden Institute for History since September 2011.
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Education
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University is renowned for its international orientation and broad range of theoretical, methodological, and regional expertise.
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Career prospects
Graduates of the master's specialisation in Global Ethnography are proficient in analysing and reporting global vulnerabilities and local forms of resilience.
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Explorations in History and Globalization
Considering the ways in which the ‘global turn’ is changing the theory and practice of historical disciplines, Explorations in History and Globalization engages with the concept and methodology of globalization, challenging traditional divisions of space and time to offer a range of perspectives on…
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Ariadne Schmidt appointed professor of the Cultural History of Leiden
Ariadne Schmidt will be appointed professor by special appointment of the Magdalena Moons chair at Leiden University. From 1 September 2018 she will carry out academic research and teach on the cultural history of the city, in particular of Leiden.
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Analysing Roman cities with an ERC Advanced Grant
How many cities were there actually in the Roman Empire? And why did some regions only have a few cities, while others consisted of a tight urban network? Luuk de Ligt, Professor of Ancient History, wants to know the answer to all these questions. With the ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million awarded to…
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Globalizing Palliative Care? A Multi-sited Ethnographic Study
This project investigates the globalization and cultural mediation of palliative care practices, policies and discourses.
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Programme structure
Learn to use a visual ethnography framework in each phase of the research process.
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Digitalisation Research Cluster
The d12n Research Cluster provides a space for inquiry and intervention into the ongoing digit(al)isation of culture, society, and scholarship. The research cluster aims to link CADS Institute researchers to each other as well as to experts and praticioners from around the world as we combine thinking…
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Repertorium van de Stadsrechten in Nederland
Systematisch geordend naslagwerk voor alle stadsrechten in Nederland
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Nostalgia for the Present
Ethnography and Photography in a Moroccan Berber Village
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About us
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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About this minor
Cultural Anthropology Development Sociology explores how people assign significance to different aspects of their lives and with one another.
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Extra curricular
Visual Ethnography is an intensive programme. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.
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Information activities
Information activities MSc in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Extra curricular
Global Ethnography is an intensive programme due to your own three-month research project. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.
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Continuing your studies
In order to deepen your knowledge of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, we encourage you to continue your studies with a master's programme.
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The agency of the Burgundian-Habsburg duchesses and the creation and continuation of court-city relations in the Low Countries (ca. 1430-1503)
In this project diverse aspects of the duchesses’ roles in the complex and dynamic relations between town and crown are studied on the basis of systematic research in the account books of four cities (Ghent, Bruges, Leuven and Mechelen) in the Burgundian Netherlands (ca. 1430-1503).
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Crime and gender: a comparative perspective. England and the Netherlands, 1600-1800
The central aim is to systematically study differences in gendered crime patterns in the records of different types of courts in various English and Dutch cities in the early modern period.
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Archaeologist Roos van Oosten in Quest Historie
Roos van Oosten's research on medieval cesspits stood on the basis of an article on this subject in Quest Historie, a Dutch magazine about history.
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Experience Day Urban Studies
Study information
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Reproducing Europe
Cities in Europe house an increasingly diverse population with roots in many different parts of the world. They have also seen the growth of anti-immigrant sentiments and new forms of nationalism. Who belongs to Europe and what such belonging entails is heavily debated. What comes out of this paradoxical…
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Analysing Roman cities with an ERC Advanced Grant
How many cities were there actually in the Roman Empire? And why did some regions only have a few cities, while others consisted of a tight urban network? Luuk de Ligt, Professor of Ancient History, wants to know the answer to all these questions. With the ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million awarded to…
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Urban sketching
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Continuing your studies
If you want to continue in Urban Studies, the next step after obtaining your bachelor’s is a master’s degree (MA) at a Dutch or international university. And there may be no better place for your further master’s study than Leiden University!
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology | Leiden University
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals and groups around the world in relation to the complex global challenges of diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.
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Programme structure
Learn how to conduct policy-oriented research, join one of our field schools and gain relevant working experience.
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Beyond the Greater Angkor Region
How did Angkor interact with regional urban centers? How did the settlement system impact the society's agricultural system and regional resilience?
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Annemarie Samuels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.samuels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1724
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Tessa Minter
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
mintert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3816
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Peter Pels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3458
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Miriam Waltz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tessa Bonduelle
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.m.m.bonduelle@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Erik Bähre
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
ebaehre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3997
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Metje Postma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.a.postma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727