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1,040 search results for “africa history” in the Staff website

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  Johannes Müller University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272193

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271396

• Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ News - 30 September 2025

  From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during a recent visit by the Executive Board, staff from the African Studies Centre Leiden and the African Library presented their research, teaching and acquisition…

• MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South News - 3 February 2026

  Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

• the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum News - 1 December 2025

  On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey traveled with students from her masters seminar on “New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe” taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Ms. Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alum of the History…

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  Antje Wessels Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.b.wessels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272681

• ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes Event - 6 March 2025

  Lecture

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  Yann Ryan Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.c.ryan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fadly Rahman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rahman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277237

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  Louie Buana PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.a.buana@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jasper van der Steen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.van.der.steen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271492

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  Eline Westra Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.westra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271293

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  Suzan Abozyid PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.i.abozyid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275989

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  Kamila Smagulova PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smagulova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272159

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  Jasper Dekker PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272516

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  Floris de Ruiter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.p.de.ruiter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276899

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  Pratika Dewi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.r.dewi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272182

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  Pablo Merayo Montes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.merayo.montes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Paul Beliën Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Henk Zoomers PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.c.m.zoomers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marten van Harten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.harten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Eddie Meijer PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.e.t.meijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Willem de Vries PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.b.s.de.vries@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Margaretha Kleijn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.kleijn.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Sulakshana de Mel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  demel@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouk Koenderink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.koenderink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Sunken History Event - 8 April 2025

  PhD defence

• NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’ News - 2 October 2024

  A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.

• Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes News - 5 October 2021

  Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.

• Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award News - 7 April 2022

  Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272713

• ‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands News - 24 April 2024

  In the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is what PhD candidate Debby Esmeé de Vlugt has discovered.

• Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time Event - 24 April 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS lecture

• Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda News - 13 July 2023

  In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…

• Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminars Event
• ‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’ News - 14 September 2023

  Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…

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  Maartje van Dijk Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.i.van.dijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Lotte van Hasselt Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.m.van.hasselt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272789

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276903

• at a Time of Death: A Global Microhistory between Britain and South Africa Event - 9 April 2025

  Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar

• Business History and Imperialism SI Workshop Event - 20 March 2025

  Lecture, Workshop

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  Rozemarijn Vlijm PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.vlijm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Manon Post PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.j.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271257

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  Muhammad Asyrafi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.asyrafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Neilabh Sinha PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.sinha@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Beryl Prenen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.b.prenen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Savvas Skoufaridis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.skoufaridis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jelmer Rotteveel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.rotteveel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marjolein Jorna PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.jorna@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Willemijn Tuinstra PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.tuinstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646