287 search results for “paul colonialism” in the Staff website
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Paul Behrens’ book on climate change launched in the US
The book ‘The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science’ by Paul Behrens has been launched in the US, a year after its original release in Europe. In his book, Behrens describes both hopeful and pessimistic scenarios for our planet.
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‘Interaction between politics, science and colonial impact often overlooked’
How did science relate to politics and colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Assistant Professor Lauren Lauret has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the colonial and political activities of nineteenth-century scientists.
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
r.a.m.honings@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272126
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Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272167
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272310
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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in museums: ‘A lot of museums have a dormant collection of pre-colonial art’
What effect do trends in the art world have on the formation of museum collections? University lecturer Martin Berger wants to answer that question in his research within the Museums, Collections and Society project, which asks ethical questions about the origin of collections.
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743
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John KegelAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
t.w.brocades@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272770
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
oostindie@kitlv.nl | 071 5271646
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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
m.g.w.reichgelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272063
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
a.ezawa@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272548
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765
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ASCL Seminar: Cape Town: The Making of a Colonial City
Lecture
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272982
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Ariette DekkerFaculty of Humanities
a.p.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Decolonisation at university: ‘There was a feeling that something new and positive was happening’
Much research into the colonial past of scientific institutions stops as soon as a colony gains independence. In two new projects, university lecturer Anne-Isabelle Richard focuses on the decolonisation period. How did universities deal with the changed reality?
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
m.neto.de.cordova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lucas da Costa Maciell.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Sjoerd RamackersFaculty of Humanities
s.j.ramackers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 527 2709
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Emma SowFaculty of Humanities
k.sow@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271345
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277308
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Nienke Beetsn.beets@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275082
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further research
On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. A further study will be carried out.
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Dialogue Session on Leiden University’s Colonial and Slavery Past
Dialogue session
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Radhika GuptaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.gupta@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden
Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
c.a.p.antunes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272735
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Femme GaastraFaculty of Humanities
f.s.gaastra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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Julius van der Poel
Faculty of Humanities
j.p.d.van.der.poel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Internationalisation in research
Leiden researchers work together with other researchers from across the world. The University has developed a regional policy focused on three specific regions with which we maintain intensive contact through a number of faculties: China, Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
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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Victorine Buitenbuiten@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272717
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Willem OtterspeerFaculty of Humanities
w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646