1,088 search results for “decolonization in south area” in the Staff website
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Newly appointed Art History professor, Minna Valjakka: 'Art teaches us more than you may think'
On 1 January Minna Valjakka was appointed Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory from a Global Perspective. Valjakka sees her appointment as 'extremely topical' because of the discussions about the decolonisation of the arts: 'Art teaches us not just about art, but also about contemporary…
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
a.i.richard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1399
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Campus: Renovation of De Vrieshof starts and changed plans Lipsius South
There are some changes in the plans for the development of the Humanities Campus. The Faculty of Humanities along with the central organisation and the Real Estate department need to save costs due to the financial challenges at the faculty and the cuts in higher education. At the same time, we still…
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Temporalities of Futuring: Heritage, Custom and Tradition in the Himalayas
Workshop
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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From flag to gift: upcycling project in The Hague South-West
Inspired by a gift she received at a conference abroad, Laura Kamsma, coordinator of the FGGA International Office, went looking for new promotional goodies to hand out to the representatives of international exchange programmes at Leiden University - Campus The Hague. The gifts had to meet three requirements:…
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Bastian Stillb.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Peter VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
p.c.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael HerzfeldSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273983
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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Miriam WaltzSocial & Behavioural Sciences
m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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From tunnel vision towards an open view. Lessons from the North/South metro line on compensation of damages
An article by Georgina Kuipers has been published this month in Dutch journal Overheid & Aansprakelijkheid (Government and Accountability). It deals with policy introduced in response to damage caused by the construction of the Amsterdam North/South metro line and its aim to rebuild trust. The title…
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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka
In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her LLM degree Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights in 2019. Professor Liefaard interviewed Lucy upon arrival.
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
e.alves.vieira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5638
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
a.r.shidiq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278057
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knowledge production and the Indonesian leftist scientists in times of decolonization
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Sebastian Fajardo BernalFaculty of Science
s.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277402
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Patchwork of police checks across Schengen area
The Schengen countries officially abolished border controls, but checks actually still exist. Maartje van der Woude has written a book about these veiled border controls: ‘The danger is that Schengen will have lots of borders, just not visible ones.’
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Olli LittunenFaculty of Humanities
o.p.a.littunen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6362
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Pralay KanungoFaculty of Humanities
p.r.kanungo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7449
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Kexin ZhengFaculty of Humanities
k.zheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275366
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Roozbeh SeyediFaculty of Humanities
s.r.seyedi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Indira RatwatteFaculty of Humanities
i.m.a.ratwatte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martine KropmanFaculty of Humanities
m.p.kropman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mery CecconiFaculty of Humanities
m.cecconi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Xiaoqiang MengFaculty of Humanities
x.meng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bruno BraakFaculty of Law
b.j.braak@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Topical Issues in Museums
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6480
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
b.arps@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2222
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Telling Stories: Narrative Traditions from South and Southeast Asia
Roundtable
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2713
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509
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Nicolas Blarel
Social & Behavioural Sciences
n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Sanne Dokter-MerschFaculty of Humanities
s.mersch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8192
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Yu BaiFaculty of Humanities
y.bai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'All A-H Bombs should be buried’ - Indonesian activists, decolonization, and global nuclear disarmament, 1950-1965
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Anglophone Islam: English-language Islamic curriculum in post-Apartheid South Africa
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Sanjukta PoddarFaculty of Humanities
s.poddar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2289
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Introducing: Sarah Nelson
Since 1 October 2022, Sarah Nelson is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for History. Below she introduces herself.
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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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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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