Colleagues on The Conversation
Over the past year, twelve articles by Leiden humanities scholars have been published on The Conversation, an English-language platform that translates science-related news for a broad audience. Read their articles here!
1. Alisa van de Haar (Centre for the Arts in Society):
2. Andrew Gawthorpe (Institute for History):
Most of the world has long feared US power. Now its allies do too.
Why bending over backwards to agree with Donald Trump is a perilous strategy
Far-right activist Laura Loomer cements her influence after White House firings
US-Ukraine minerals deal looks better for Kyiv than expected – but Trump is an unpredictable partner
3. Eric Storm (Institute for History):
How Putin, Xi and now Trump are ushering in a new imperial age
4. Fenneke Sysling (Institute for History):
Why were people so drawn to phrenology?
5. Looi van Kessel (Centre for the Arts in Society):
The Vivienne was a defender of LGBTQ+ rights and a protector of queer joy – they will be missed
6. Michael Newton (Centre for the Arts in Society):
Shakespeare’s Cymbeline explores how to live through the end of the world
7. Sara Polak (Centre for the Arts in Society):
How Trump plays with new media says a lot about him – as it did with FDR, Kennedy and Obama
7. Vincent Chang (Institute for Area Studies):
China is constructing a new hero cult – here’s why that matters
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