1,415 search results for “history of south afrika” in the Staff website
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Samten YeshiFaculty of Humanities
s.yeshi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277326
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Windu YusufFaculty of Humanities
w.w.yusuf@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Indira RatwatteFaculty of Humanities
i.m.a.ratwatte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Roozbeh SeyediFaculty of Humanities
s.r.seyedi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nobuyuki SuzukiFaculty of Humanities
n.suzuki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund
From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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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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Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter
Conference
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Materiality, Religion and the Senses
Conference, L*CeSAR Masterclass
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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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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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023)
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.
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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 Ryckaert
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.l.e.ryckaert@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589
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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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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Grotius Dialogue: The U.S. - China Competition and the Law of the Sea
Grotius Dialogue
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United States and Chinese foreign assistance and diplomacy: Aid for dominance
Lecture, Book Launch
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Not Rifles but Books: FEC’s Book Programs (1954–1991)
Lecture, CHEI Seminar
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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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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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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus can play an important role in global challenges
Annetje Ottow, president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, has been the new chair of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) strategic alliance for just two months. What does she want to achieve during her two-year chairmanship?
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Materiality, Religion and the Environment
Conference, L*CeSAR Research Workshop
- Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2025 - 2026
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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.
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2024-2025
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2025-2026
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2023 - 2024
- Global Histories of Knowledge 2024 - 2025
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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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Aleydis Nissen in The Diplomat on BTS and mandatory military service
K-pop band BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around the world, postdoc Aleydis Nissen writes in an article in The Diplomat.
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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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Shared Histories, Different Memories: Dutch East India Company (VOC) histories entwined with Australian aboriginal narratives
Conference
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European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025
Conference
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Sensing Scripts: Popular Religion, the Senses and Textuality
Lecture, Keynote
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A sample of perspectives: Rick Honings sought and found new perspectives on Indonesia
Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers devoured non-fiction accounts of the island empire on the other side of the world – and were given a one-sided picture. Most of the sources that reached…
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
r.m.baars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272720
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Tim LubbersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.lubbers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274727
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Richard GriffithsFaculty of Humanities
r.t.griffiths@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009938