947 search results for “classical language and cultural” in the Staff website
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.
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The Values of Language(s) in the Ancient World
Conference, Penn-Leiden Colloquium on Ancient Values XIII
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Ali ShobeiriFaculty of Humanities
s.a.shobeiri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2752
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities
c.kleinherenbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272125
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Benjamin SuchardFaculty of Humanities
b.d.suchard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
c.zhang@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
a.krogull@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
l.c.j.barbiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1637
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Nainunis Aulia IzzaFaculty of Humanities
n.aulia.izza@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273520
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Fenno NoijFaculty of Archaeology
f.f.j.m.noij@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903
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Neoplatonism in the Christological Debates of Late Antiquity: Influences, Interferences, and Contrasts
Conference
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Fenna PoletiekSocial & Behavioural Sciences
poletiek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gül Aktürk HauserFaculty of Archaeology
g.akturk.hauser@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden Classics: Bibliotheca Thysiana, a 17th century time machine
From once controversial scientific works and historical bibles, to personal shopping lists and clothing bills. The 17th-century Bibliotheca Thysiana and the archive of the collector Johannes Thysius exhibit both the intellectual and everyday life as it was three hundred years ago. Now a brand-new digital…
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Emma BrekelmansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.c.m.brekelmans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
a.i.churampi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2064
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2595
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Marc BuijnstersFaculty of Humanities
m.m.e.buijnsters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2920
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
p.j.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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Chris FlintermanFaculty of Humanities
c.h.f.flinterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6713
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average
Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master and research master Classics and Ancient Civilizations.
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Religion as political tool: the influence of Christian Zionism in the US
Lecture, Actualiteitencollege Den Haag
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
h.l.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2682
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Carlos Roos MuñozFaculty of Humanities
c.m.roos.munoz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arash MohammadavvaliFaculty of Humanities
a.mohammadavvali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden Classics: Humbert de Superville, founder of the Print Room
Dutch artist and visionary David Humbert de Superville (1770-1849) was the founder and first director of the Print Room at Leiden University. An exhibition and symposium are now being organised in his honour. What makes him so remarkable?
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
b.rieger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1290
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Jan AbbinkAfrican Studies Centre
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aafje de Roest: ‘As an expert in Dutch Studies you have the right skills to research hip hop’
Aafje de Roest turned her hobby into her job. She went from a teenager who enjoyed listening to hip hop music to a PhD candidate who focuses on how Dutch hip hop music shapes the cultural identity of young people in the Netherlands.
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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Song TanFaculty of Humanities
s.tan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2288
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Leiden Classics: The paradox of student association Minerva
Minerva, which calls itself the oldest student association of the Netherlands, has the reputation of being an impenetrable bastion. A lustrum exhibition shows the turbulent history and points to a diversity of contacts: from close bonds with Leiden ‘coffee ladies’ to the visit of Sir Winston Churchi…
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Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students
It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…
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Leiden Classics: 5 questions on the origin of university democracy
The late 1960s: across Europe, students are demanding the right to more participation within their universities. In 1971 Leiden University was granted an elected University Council. It became quite powerful: the Council even had the right to dismiss the Chairman of the Board.
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
h.a.riach@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
m.yenkimaleki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
t.hui@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7225