982 search results for “african language literatuur” in the Staff website
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Una Europa Seed Funding Call: collaborate with researchers in Europe and Africa
Organisation, Research
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Heritage languages in the Netherlands: Scholars, teachers, and students in dialogue
Lecture, Workshop
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PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa
North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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In search of hidden voices
Nearly all documents from the 16th and 17th centuries were written by more than one person but attributed to only one author. Professor Nadine Akkerman wants to rectify this oversight in her research on scribes.
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Wim TiggesStudent and Educational Affairs (SEA)
w.tigges@sea.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
l.migliori@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2058
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Marc-Alexandre BeaulieuFaculty of Humanities
m.beaulieu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ziheng ChengFaculty of Humanities
z.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277949
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Rammie Cahlon
Faculty of Humanities
r.r.cahlon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ton HarmsenFaculty of Humanities
a.j.e.harmsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Justin Case
Faculty of Humanities
j.t.case@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ou OuriligeFaculty of Humanities
o.ourilige@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272503
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
o.j.praamstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
r.h.bremmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jingtian Shi
Faculty of Humanities
j.shi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272968
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Christina Eleftheriadi
Faculty of Humanities
c.eleftheriadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fernanda Korovsky MouraFaculty of Humanities
f.korovsky.moura@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rhomayda Aimah
Faculty of Humanities
r.a.aimah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Emmanuel WalesonFaculty of Humanities
e.g.c.waleson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
a.van.engelenhoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2072
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Sjoerd LindenburgICLON
s.lindenburg@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8970
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
m.newton@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2165
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
s.m.nauta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276370
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Jessie SunFaculty of Humanities
j.sun.14@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272620
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Levina de Wolf
Faculty of Humanities
l.j.de.wolf@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272110
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Bridging Wor(l)ds: Future-proofing the Languages and Cultures Sector in Dutch Higher Education
Conference
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Meet Dr. Rebekka Grossmann, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Grossmann worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She first did her PhD and then she joined the Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History and the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective…
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Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.
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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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A Sociolinguistic Study of an Ewe-based Youth Language of Aflao, Ghana
PhD defence
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LUCDH Workshop: An Introduction to Large Language Models in the Humanities
Lecture
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Recent developments in understanding the dialectal variation of tonal languages
Lecture
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Luning and Hein receive LUF grant
Luning and Hein receiving a LUF grant to research the intricate relationship between infrastructure projects and their impact on geopolitics, economics, politics, and culture in Africa
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LeidenASA Annual Meeting: Leiden-based Africa research in the spotlight
The Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) held its Annual Meeting on 12 December. LeidenASA is the network of Leiden based Africa-researchers. Fifteen researchers gave pitches on their projects, and sketches of Leiden University's Africa strategy were outlined.
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New Report Launched: ‘Deprived of Liberty, Denied Justice: Double Jeopardy for Children in Conflict Situations in Africa’.
New Report Launched by ACPF with the support of the Department of Child Law and Health Law
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Tanja Hendriks awarded Veni
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced that Tanja Hendriks, along with 17 Leiden University researchers, will receive a Veni grant, embedded at the ASCL. With this grant, Hendriks will be able to develop the research project 'Taking a Risk on Disasters: speculative humanitarianism amidst a changing…
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Summer filled with conferences in Leiden
It will be a summer filled with conferences at the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. In the coming months, there will be something for everyone at the university, especially in the field of languages and cultures of Africa and the Middle East.
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Three new Leiden bloggers for Faces of Science
What is life like as an academic? Twelve PhD candidates will report on their daily work in videos and blogs on the Faces of Science website (in Dutch). They include three researchers from Leiden who are researching topics such as North Korean support for African liberation movements, how differently…
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Workshop: Other Forms of Understanding Language / Andere vormen van taalbegrip / Otras formas de entender el lenguaje
Course, Workshop
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Language Barriers in Healthcare Settings: A Case for Machine Translation Literacy
Course
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center for International Relations (LUCIR) has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mozambique. Her resulting book, Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil…
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Whose Language Is It, Anyway? Mapping Arabic in Modern Hebrew Literature
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Floris Harm studied Chinese, just like one of his ancestors: ‘We’re both trying to promote mutual understanding’
When Floris Harm took up his role as director of the Leiden Asia Centre, he made a remarkable discovery on the university website. It turned out that a past family member was one of Leiden University’s first sinologists.
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’
Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Language (INT) from 1 September.
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Pitfalls and opportunities – A wealth of learning about fair partnerships Between Leiden and Africa
A whole week was dedicated to fair partnerships and equitable exchange in Leiden-African education and research