1,116 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cecilia-Louise von IlsemannFaculty of Humanities
c.l.von.ilsemann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212
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Matthew BroadFaculty of Humanities
m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272947
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191
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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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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272341
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David EhrhardtFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
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.
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733
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Jorrit SmitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052
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Elizabeth Rodriguez Estradae.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’
Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden, the first English-language history of Leiden. Mayor Peter Heijkoop received the first copy.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Photo Report Cluster South
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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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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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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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272922
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Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust
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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‘Podcast gives its listeners a sense of identity and belonging’
In the Netherlands, when we talk about the United Nations, the conversation is almost always about the member states from the northern hemisphere. But the most interesting players come from the ‘Global South’, Professor Alanna O'Malley and her team argue in a podcast.
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0642241229
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Kees Verduin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search
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 FakkeldijFaculty of Humanities
f.k.fakkeldij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye
Faculty of Humanities
n.mamadjibeye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Jorge Blake
Faculty of Humanities
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272753
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
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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The Open Door to Hidden Paganism. Abraham Rogerius’s Account of South Indian Hinduism (1651)
Lecture, Booklaunch - CoGloSS | Oosters Genootschap | Leiden University Press
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
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
Faculty of Humanities
k.jawad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272709
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Daniele Paolini
Faculty of Humanities
d.p.paolini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272623
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
m.keurentjes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New Cluster South building progresses steadily
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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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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Kenan van de Mieroop
Faculty of Humanities
k.j.van.de.mieroop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272715