239 search results for “greek literature” in the Staff website
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Oriol Febrer i VilasecaFaculty of Humanities
o.febrer.i.vilaseca@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272252
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Skin and Beyond: Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature
PhD defence
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
p.liebregts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272160
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Dialogue: International Conference on Hellenistic and Early Imperial Greek Book Epigram
Conference
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Vincent Kolodziejakv.w.c.a.kolodziejak@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
n.n.w.akkerman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272065
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sander BaxFaculty of Humanities
p.a.bax@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
o.f.boele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272085
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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.bouteligier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277628
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Robert PittFaculty of Humanities
r.k.pitt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
j.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272147
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
d.e.a.schellens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276553
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Geert Onno PrinsFaculty of Humanities
g.o.prins@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gepco de JongFaculty of Humanities
g.j.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
a.e.schulte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272170
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272701
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
w.l.idema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010
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Glyn Muitjensmuitjens@lorentzcenter.nl | 071 5272727
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
a.tsujita.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Japanese Literature Reading List
From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
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Jonathan PriceFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.d.price@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277548
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Presentation of Greek-Dutch dictionary: ‘In the end, you have to decide what to do’
After a process of more than two decades, the new Greek-Dutch dictionary was presented on Wednesday 5 June. University lecturer Lucien van Beek acted as manager of this project headed by Ineke Sluiter for the last nine years. He is also one of its editors-in-chief.
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
c.v.zaepffel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
e.minnaard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272358
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‘Literature is our compass in a turbulent world’
Literature – and films and social media too – helps us understand ourselves and society. That makes literary studies an eternally modern discipline, especially if you dare to combine it with other disciplines, says Nidesh Lawtoo.
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Michael Kerschnerm.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
t.hui@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277225
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Rianti ManullangFaculty of Humanities
r.d.manullang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
e.j.m.grootveld@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272069
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Jorrit KelderFaculty of Humanities
j.m.kelder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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in cooperation: the representation of the Indonesian massacre in literature
How do you recount historic events if you are not allowed to talk about them? For his dissertation, Taufiq Hanafi tried to find out how a period of mass murder – despite heavy censorship – found a place in Indonesian literature. PhD defence 31 March.
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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Oussama Macnack
Faculty of Humanities
o.y.macnack@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bert van den Berg on The Conversation: "Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death"
University Lecturer Bert van Den Berg shares about the recent research by The Greek Philosophical Schools project in Italy. The research sheds new light on the life and death of Plato.
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
e.edelmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272415
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272193
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English version podcast ‘Scandal and controversy in Russian literature’ launched
Following the success of the Dutch version, the podcast 'Scandal and Controversy in Russian Literature' is now also available in English. Senior University Lecturer Otto Boele guides listeners through eight infamous texts in this version.
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Judith BosnakFaculty of Humanities
j.e.bosnak@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
y.z.zhang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272519
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
k.p.s.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159