947 search results for “history interim” in the Staff website
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast
Maurits Berger's new English-language podcast, Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe covers no fewer than thirteen centuries of history. In eight episodes, professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger argues that the Islam and Muslims are an important part of European history: ‘That was…
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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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Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830
For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…
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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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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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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
e.j.m.grootveld@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272069
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
m.r.rutgers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0611719340
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Ellen van ReulerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275077
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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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Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter
Conference
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Maarten JansenFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marie-leen RyckaertFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.l.e.ryckaert@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589
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Introducing: prof. Scott Nelson
Introducing prof. Scott Nelson, the Legum Professor of the Social Sciences at William and Mary, and on the spring exchange at the University of Leiden.
- Centre for the History of European Integration Seminar Series
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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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ASCL Seminar: Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
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From chants to a voice: how young workers organised
‘All the groceries, but not a fig for young workers’, read a banner during the occupation of Ahold’s headquarters in 1981. ‘For a long time, young workers were not taken seriously, but they managed to put themselves on the map’, says historian Rosa Kösters.
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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Alexander Dencher: ‘I want to give new elan to the study of applied arts’
A successful series of lectures on interior design, a symposium on four-poster beds and a new series of study afternoons on the horizon. University lecturer Alexander Dencher knows how to hold the attention of a growing audience. How does he do it? And what makes the history of interior design so fa…
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Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden
Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.
- Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2025 - 2026
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2024-2025
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2025-2026
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2023 - 2024
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Henrike VellingaFaculty of Humanities
h.j.vellinga@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272714
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Gijs DreijerFaculty of Humanities
g.p.dreijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Hannelore BraekenFaculty of Humanities
h.braeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271348
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Cigdem Billur-Ada
Faculty of Humanities
c.billur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Brian ShaevFaculty of Humanities
b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2024 - 2025
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Shared Histories, Different Memories: Dutch East India Company (VOC) histories entwined with Australian aboriginal narratives
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Student Johan collaborated on three books: ‘1572 was not a celebration of tolerance’
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen (lit. ‘Sea Beggars’) and therefore the birth of the Netherlands. Student Johan Visser is contributing to no fewer than three books about the extraordinary year of 1572.
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European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025
Conference
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Ody DwicahyoFaculty of Humanities
s.dwicahyo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
r.m.baars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272720
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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
c.g.cisternas.guasch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Tim LubbersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.lubbers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274727
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Pichayapat NaisupapFaculty of Humanities
p.naisupap@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
b.honos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Richard GriffithsFaculty of Humanities
r.t.griffiths@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009938
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Liliana Morawietz Yanez
Faculty of Humanities
l.morawietz.yanez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Nadia Rojas
Faculty of Humanities
n.j.rojas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646