1,494 search results for “history of south afrika” in the Staff website
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Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is'
University lecturer Dario Fazzi and postdoctoral researcher Gaetano Di Tommaso set up a virtual collaboration with the United States last year thanks to a VIS grant. And it was a such a success the project will be repeated next year. Fazzi is looking forward to once again offering his students a multicultural…
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Lauren Antonides wins Roggeveen thesis prize
Alumna Lauren Antonides has won the Roggeveen Prize for her thesis on the regional identity of Zeelandic Flanders. She will receive a sum of 1,000 euros.
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Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship
If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer Anna Tummers will receive an ERC grant of almost two million euros to change that.
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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The Dutch Transatlantic Slave Trade
Conference, Book presentation
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What does it actually say? Linguist launches video series on wall poems
The city centre of Leiden is covered in them: wall poems. When roaming around, you come across poetry written in the Latin alphabet, but also in scripts that might be more difficult to understand for the average person living in Leiden. In a new series of videos, Tijmen Pronk talks more about this.
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Annemie Halsema appointed professor by special appointment: ‘I want to contribute to thinking about diversity
The Institute for Philosophy further expands its knowledge: As of 1 September, Annemie Halsema holds the chair of Wijsgerige antropologie en de grondslagen van het humanisme (Philosophical anthropology and the principles of humanism, ed.). In the coming five years, she will study current societal issues…
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.
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Workshop on Sign Language Histories
Workshop
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Karen van AstenFaculty of Humanities
k.i.van.asten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271736
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Lotte van HasseltFaculty of Humanities
l.j.m.van.hasselt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272789
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Maartje van Dijk
Faculty of Humanities
m.i.van.dijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Babs van Eijk
Faculty of Humanities
b.van.eijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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‘In the second half of the eighteenth century, decisions were made in the stadtholder’s audience chamber.’
The stadtholder’s court in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands has long been underestimated. Real courts and the associated court culture were to be found elsewhere in Europe. PhD candidate Quinten Somsen is trying to reverse this image. ‘The stadtholder’s court was actually very lively.’
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1611
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Tracing Plant Histories
PhD defence
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Jamaseb SoltaniFaculty of Humanities
j.soltani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Zahra AzharFaculty of Humanities
z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nicholas KontovasFaculty of Humanities
n.d.kontovas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Robbert StriekwoldFaculty of Humanities
r.j.striekwold@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Laura Berdikhojayeva
Faculty of Humanities
l.berdikhojayeva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lucas GahrmannFaculty of Humanities
l.p.j.gahrmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andrea Reyes ElizondoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.e.reyes.elizondo@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3909
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Wil RoebroeksFaculty of Archaeology
j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yasmin Saghafi Ameri
Faculty of Humanities
z.y.saghafi.ameri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
m.newton@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2165
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Anastasia NikulinaFaculty of Archaeology
a.nikulina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Wim van den Doel wins 2024 Boerhaave Biography Prize
Professor of Contemporary History Wim van den Doel has won the 2024 Boerhaave Biography Prize. Van den Doel receives the prize for his book 'Snouck: Het volkomen geleerdenleven van Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje'.
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Lydia Boer wins incentive prize for bachelor's thesis
History student Lydia Boer has won the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt incentive prize. She receives the prize for her bachelor’s thesis The marriage between Johan de Witt and Wendela Bicker: a political affair?
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How to ask? Politeness strategies in historical letters
Workshop
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Not Rifles but Books: FEC’s Book Programs (1954–1991)
Lecture, CHEI Seminar
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’
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Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund
From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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Anthony Coxeter
Faculty of Humanities
a.j.coxeter@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8001646
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Amza AdamFaculty of Humanities
a.adam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Athanasios StathopoulosFaculty of Humanities
a.stathopoulos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009441
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Min Zhang
Faculty of Humanities
m.zhang.1@humleidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Tony van der Togt
Faculty of Humanities
a.m.van.der.togt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Celine Oldenhage
Faculty of Humanities
c.c.w.oldenhage@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Nina Witteman
Faculty of Humanities
n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636
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Marleen Reichgelt
Faculty of Humanities
m.g.w.reichgelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272063
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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023)
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.
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NIAS grant for Robert Stein: Where do receipts come from?
Nowadays they can cause the fall of ministers, but once upon a time receipts were a new phenomenon. Associate Professor Robert Stein is to receive a grant from NIAS to map their origins.
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Manon Schouten: ‘I’m the kind of teacher who also works on her profession during the weekend.’
After a detour via the ANWB in Munich, alumna Manon Schouten works as a history teacher at two schools. ‘It's so rewarding to see the material resonate with students.’
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Dennis Worst
Faculty of Humanities
d.worst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Eileen van der BurghFaculty of Humanities
e.van.der.burgh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1745
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Bruno AllahissemFaculty of Humanities
b.allahissem@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7392
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2766
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Willem de VriesFaculty of Humanities
w.b.s.de.vries@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646