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1,120 search results for “africa history” in the Staff website

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  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372

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  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271399

• Peace Movements: A Global History Event - 24 March 2027

  Conference

• Histories Connected Event
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  Sara de Wit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.de.wit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276429

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272656

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  Walter Nkwi Gam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322

• Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa News - 11 June 2024

  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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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Marlisa den Hartog Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272733

• 
  Anita van Dissel Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272760

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  Mohamed Muse Guest Researcher

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.muse@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• 
  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

• 
  Helen Steele Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009937

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• Art History Book Launches Event
• 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

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  Tycho van der Hoog PhD candidate / Guest

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Dario Fazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272704

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Eileen van der Burgh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.burgh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271745

• Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague News - 10 July 2023

  Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.

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  Femme Gaastra Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Willem Otterspeer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• A Colonial and Material History of Astrophotography at Leiden Observatory, 1918-1960 Event - 22 May 2026

  Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

• Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History Event - 8 June 2026

  Lecture

• 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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  Louis Sicking University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272717

• Global Histories of Knowledge 2025 - 2026 Event
• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
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  Evelien Walhout Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.c.walhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276412

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche News - 13 May 2025

  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:…

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

  Conference

• 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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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.h.n.mout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Potluck Spring Dinner & Leiden University History Tour Event - 21 May 2026

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  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 
  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa News - 7 March 2022

  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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  David Ehrhardt Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272772

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  Maud Rijks PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Esther Zwinkels PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.p.m.zwinkels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646