901 search results for “cultural analysis” in the Staff website
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Open Mic: Pitch Your Research in Relation to Cultural Heritage (with the Faculty of Law)
Open Mic
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Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications
Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in The Telegraph, Literary Review, The Spectator, History Today, and the Times Literary Supplement.
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Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate
The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.
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Connecting to the network of Digital Cultural Heritage (Linked Open Data)
Lunchbyte
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Book Launch: Cultural Confluence in Organizational change: a Portuguese venture in Angola
Lecture, Book Launch
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Katharina RiebelFaculty of Science
k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149
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Bridging Wor(l)ds: Future-proofing the Languages and Cultures Sector in Dutch Higher Education
Conference
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Evelien Campfens in the New York Times on looted art in museums
In an article by the New York Times, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens discusses the difficulties surrounding the ownership of looted art.
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XR ERA Meetup: 'Museums in the Metaverse: XR Experiences for Cultural Heritage'
Online webinar
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UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Peter PelsSocial & Behavioural Sciences
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jasmijn RanaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.rana@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3732
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life
Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…
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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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Van de Waal Lecture 2025: Shared heritage or cultural appropriation? The Iko-Schmutzer sculptures
Alumni event, Lezing
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Hegemonic Memory Culture and Postmigration: How to Remember the Past in Diverse Societies?
Lecture, Conversation
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Dodo Through the Looking-Glass: A Mirror for Modern and Contemporary Culture
Inaugural lecture
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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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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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Treaty-making in Southeast Asia as a Cross-cultural Practice
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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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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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
s.m.lauritano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276078
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculty of Archaeology
m.m.kolbenstetter@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2165
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
a.kefford@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9970
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Matthew BroadFaculty of Humanities
m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1398
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272763
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
m.kiani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: What Use are Networks Anyway?
Lecture
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Religious Studies students combat loneliness: ‘Simply acknowledging the complexity helps’
Last semester, bachelor’s students in Religious Studies spent a lot of time in community centres in Leiden. The reason: field research into loneliness in the city.
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Una Europa project update: Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa (ELSEA)
In September, the Una Europa ELSEA project, Enhancing Scholarship in Eastern Africa, officially started. Now that the project has been running for a couple of months, it’s high time to check in and see how the project is going.
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’
Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Alisa van de Haar has received an ERC Starting Grant to map out the situation in Northwest Europe between 1550 and 1650.
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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Infinite love in a finite life: why, according to philosopher Errol Boon, we promise each other ‘eternal’ love
In love, we like to use great words. We promise to love each other ‘forever’ and praise the beloved as nothing less than ‘the one’ . Meanwhile, we know very well that we don’t live eternally and that we may find our ‘true love’ one day on the opposite side of the divorce table. So why do we continue…
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The Walikutuban ritual: from lost heritage to political activism
Sometimes fascination can lead to in-depth research. Such is the case with Wahyu Widodo, who came across the Islamic Walikutuban ritual in Java in 2019, on which he subsequently wrote his PhD dissertation. Widodo: ‘Besides community, it also breeds political loyalty’
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Diah AngendariSocial & Behavioural Sciences
d.a.d.angendari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Zulfadhli NasutionSocial & Behavioural Sciences
z.nasution@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michael HerzfeldSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Keerthi Sridharan VaidehiFaculty of Humanities
k.sridharan.vaidehi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1738
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Tirza CramwinckelFaculty of Law
t.a.cramwinckel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1383
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Petr KoluchFaculty of Humanities
p.v.koluch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Hannah Busch
Faculty of Humanities
h.f.busch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Tony FosterFaculty of Humanities
a.a.foster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2124
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Diederik PomstraFaculty of Archaeology
d.r.pomstra@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727