950 search results for “african language literature” in the Staff website
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
k.a.milne@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2978
- European Days of Languages
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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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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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Driving skills: conceptual metaphors and the etymology of Vedic r̥tá
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Three questions about the new podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur
Russian literature is awash with disputes, riots and intense political debates. In the new Dutch podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur, senior lecturer Otto Boele and film maker and journalist Kay Mastenbroek discuss the most talked-about Russian books published in the past two…
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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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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Janine UbinkFaculty of Law
j.m.ubink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7493
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Phraseology in Children's Literature
PhD defence
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2592
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
j.caspers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2157
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2075
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Amos van BaalenFaculty of Humanities
a.m.w.van.baalen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
b.g.sundholm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Olga LundyshevaFaculty of Humanities
o.lundysheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthew SungFaculty of Humanities
h.w.m.sung@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272125
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1308
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
w.van.anrooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jos Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, to be new interim Vice-Dean
Prof. J. (Jos) Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, will be the interim Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1 March 2025. He will succeed the present Vice-Dean, Mirjam de Baar, who will complete her second term on that date.
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Sandra KartenICLON
s.m.karten@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276547
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Milan IsmangilFaculty of Humanities
m.s.ismangil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leonie HenkesFaculty of Humanities
l.c.f.henkes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
g.bouaziz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zheyu ShangFaculty of Humanities
z.shang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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VSBfonds Beurs
Bachelor, Master, PhD
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Why Humanities? Frans-Willem Korsten about Literature & Law
Lecture
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European Day of Languages - Taalquizine
Festival
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006
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Ian Shen
Faculty of Science
z.shen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt: ‘This novel is a plea for human assistance’
Philosophy alumna Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt returns to Leiden University on 20 June to present her latest novel Stemmen (Voices) in Plexus. ‘I wanted to show that things could be done differently in psychiatric care.’
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Joseph Fiifi Barimah-Begyina Fosu-Ankrah
African Studies Centre
j.fosu-ankrah@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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European Day of Languages
Festival
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Marianne van Dijken
Social & Behavioural Sciences
m.j.van.dijken@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marinus van IJzendoorn
Social & Behavioural Sciences
m.h.van.ijzendoorn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Neoplatonism in the Christological Debates of Late Antiquity: Influences, Interferences, and Contrasts
Conference
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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…
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Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
j.n.kole@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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“Armez-vous des sciences”? The Creative Lives of African Universities
Lecture, Annual Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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Nadine Akkerman’s 'Spycraft' in Harper’s Magazine: ‘Diverting history‘
In Harper’s Magazine, reviewer Dan Piepenbring discusses the latest book by professor Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman. ‘Spycraft’ showcases how and why messages were ciphered in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England.
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Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts
Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she delved into the fascinating world of espionage, sharing insights from her research and highlighting key themes from her work.
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
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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‘migrazione’ and ‘migracja’: Free teaching modules on migration in six languages
Social scientists from Leiden University have worked with an international team to create teaching modules on migration.
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
a.g.dorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3026