120 search results for “theater historiography” in the Staff website
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Karel Berkhoff appointed professor by special appointment: ‘Focus on Ukrainian history a milestone’
As of 1 September , Karel Berkhoff has been appointed professor by special appointment in Ukrainian History. In this position, made possible in part by the KNAW, he will focus primarily on dark moments in recent Ukrainian history: the persecutions that have taken place in the first half of the twentieth…
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Salsa Lady Styling basics
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Salsa Lady Styling intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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The minefield that is unacceptable behaviour
University is often a period of sexual exploration and experimentation, generally to the satisfaction of all involved. But sometimes you want it and the other doesn’t. Or vice versa. Or you can’t really tell. This is what the Safe Space play at Theater Ins Blau was about on 11 October. And: can your…
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Annick van Rinsum about her play: World Politics Three Times
MA International Relations: Culture and Politics student Annick van Rinsum created a play as a method to research her master’s thesis. “Through writing this play, I aim to contribute to our understanding of International Relations Theory. I’m specifically interested in the question how our theories…
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Creativity for beginners
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Symposium: Visualizing Ancient Histories
Symposium
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers
Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their research team and put their best ideas into action.
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Introducing: Rafal Matuszewski
Rafal Matuszewski is an assistant professor at the Institute for History since 1 August 2023. Below he introduces himself.
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Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’
Professor Beatrice de Graaf held the 53rd Huizinga Lecture on Thursday 12 December. In front of a a sold-out Stadsgehoorzaal, she spoke about how history can be used in times of crisis to give meaning to the situation.
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What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War?
Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda
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…
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
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In Memoriam: Dr Joannes (Jan) Schmidt (15 June 1951-11 August 2025)
Last week, the sad news reached us that Dr Jan Schmidt passed away on 11 August 2025. We wish his partner, friends and family strength and comfort as they cope with this loss. Jan Schmidt will be remembered as one of the most prolific and learned scholars in the field of Ottoman codicology and histo…
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Young Academy Leiden - Presenting workshop
Course
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Singing Techniques
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Pop/Jazz Choir
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Aukje Nauta: 'Shame in the workplace can lead to stress, conflict and even burnout'
Aukje Nauta's professorship at Leiden University has been extended for another five years. She will further research how connectedness in the workplace helps people to be their full self and perform better. Her conviction: for a healthy work culture, we need to be willing to feel a bit more ashamed…
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VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Hollandsdenken Dekoloniseren
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
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Theological Speculation in Arabic: What Can We Know about Early Islamic Theology?
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Research Seminar
Conference, Research Seminar
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“All the aids which a beginner needs”: James Summers’ (1828-1891) research on Chinese grammar
PhD defence
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2024-2025
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Poetry’s Haunting: A Symposium on C.P. Cavafy
Symposium
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Free your voice!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Tap Dance beginners
Arts and leisure
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High heels technique & choreo
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Beyond Discourse: An Introduction to Conversation Analysis in Linguistics Research and Elsewhere
Lecture
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Modern dance basics
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Public Event ‘Will the EU be a relevant Global Actor in the Future’?
Conference, Public Event
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Tap dance intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Singing Basics
Arts and leisure
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Three students nominated for an ECHO Award: ‘I want to make the world a better place’
A more inclusive and diverse society is what Talisha Schilder, Hawra Nissi and Chiraz Hassoumi spend many hours a week working towards. Their hard work led them to being nominated for the ECHO Award.
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion, with specific emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment.
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023)
On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Leiden University.
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Spinoza Prize for historian Judith Pollman
Judith Pollmann, Professor of Early Modern Dutch History, has been awarded the Spinoza Prize. ‘An unbelievable honour.’
- Stone Oil, Strange Rocks, and the Origins of Chinese Geoaesthetics
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Why are we so determined to find Amitābha in Gandhāra?
Lecture
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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Booju on the Red Hill: the Kangxi emperor's Manchu emissaries to Tibet and their role in shaping the relationship with the Tibetan government
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Call 6th meeting reading group "The Role of Experience"
Course
- What's New! ""But where is the third?" Qur’anic Divorce in the Context of Roman, Rabbinic, and Sasanian Law
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The Samarkand Cotton Mill that Very Nearly Was
Lecture
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Modern Contemporary intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Our Hirāk: The Tishreen Revolution
Lecture, LUCIS Meets
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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Ummahāt al-Khulafā’: Mothers of the Marwanid and Abbasid Caliphate
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series