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772 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website

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  Fransiskus Widiyarso PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.x.widiyarso.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278568

• Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026: Explore the Roman past of the Netherlands Event - 19 June 2026

  Festival, Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026

• Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery News - 27 June 2024

  What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636

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  Marieke Bloembergen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  bloembergen@kitlv.nl | 071 5272459

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  Femme Gaastra Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.s.gaastra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Antjie Krog writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn News - 7 June 2021

  South African poet Antjie Krog will be the writer in residence at Leiden University in autumn 2021. Krog is famous for her poetry collections and books, which are often inspired by the history of South Africa. In her role as writer in residence, she will give the annual Albert Verwey Lecture and a series…

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maud Rijks PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516

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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398

• New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa News - 6 November 2023

  Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272764

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Soledad Valdivia Rivera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272947

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  Coen van 't Veer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Historians’ Days 2026 'Future of history' Event - 27 August 2026

  Conference

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  William Michael Schmidli Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272341

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  Carel Smith Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dirk Alkemade Training Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052

• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

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  Bente de Leede PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’ News - 11 October 2021

  South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.

• Photo Report Cluster South News - 15 January 2024

  The renovation of the South Cluster has been in full swing over the recent period. As the completion date approaches, no later than 1 April, we're excited to provide you with a glimpse of the current state of the building.

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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Verduin Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria van der Schaar Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rebekka Grossmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0642241229

• Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust News - 26 November 2021

  In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…

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  Timo McGregor Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706

• (re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search News - 18 March 2026

  Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…

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  Femke Fakkeldij PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.k.fakkeldij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.mamadjibeye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jorge Blake PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

• Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel News - 19 January 2021

  Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…

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  Martine Bruil University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273340

• The Open Door to Hidden Paganism. Abraham Rogerius’s Account of South Indian Hinduism (1651) Event - 27 May 2025

  Lecture, Booklaunch - CoGloSS | Oosters Genootschap | Leiden University Press

• Writing history together in the Transvaal News - 18 October 2021

  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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  Khizar Jawad Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.jawad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272709

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  Daniele Paolini Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.p.paolini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272623

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  Klaas van Walraven Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marcel Keurentjes External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keurentjes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• New Cluster South building progresses steadily News - 9 June 2023

  The new Cluster Zuid building is progressing steadily. The glass roof over the atrium has been installed and the window frames are being fitted. The future locations of the offices and classrooms are also becoming increasingly visible. See Stijn Poelstra's photo report below.

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  Kenan van de Mieroop Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.van.de.mieroop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272715

• Workshop: The Stories Toolkit: Digital Storytelling for Teaching and Research in the Humanities Event - 4 June 2026

  Course, Workshop

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  Peter Pels Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727