1,111 search results for “african language literature” in the Staff website
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‘Louisiana wanted to restart the transatlantic slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century’
In 1808, the United States banned the transatlantic slave trade. Not everyone was happy about this, as Marcella Schute discovered. In her thesis, she shows how politicians from Louisiana made serious attempts to restart the slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Extra funding for five experimental and innovative research projects
Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The researchers have up to five years to work on a promising idea.
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The Moroccan Register of “Slaves” in the Early 18th Century: Enslavement, Blackness and Racial Binary
Lecture
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marriage of the Kitchen God’s wife in the rewriting of Chinese Folk Literature in the 1950s and its enduring legacy
Lecture, China Seminar
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Research Opportunities for Masters Students
Costanza Franceschini discusses the Sea-ing Africa project, offering unique anthropological research opportunities in Ghana and Morocco for Masters students.
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How do you prepare students to engage with wicked problems?
Climate change, social inequality, and the COVID-19 crisis are examples of wicked problems—issues that require collaboration across different disciplines. In partnership with the African Studies Centre, David Ehrhardt and Caroline Archambault (LUC), along with African partners, are researching the best…
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’
A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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Jamel Buhari: ‘Queer migration is intertwined with other reasons for leaving’
Those who apply for asylum at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are often asked about their main reason for migration. This process puts asylum seekers in a specific category, while their experiences are often much more complex and multifaceted. With his research on queer migration, PhD…
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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023)
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.
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LUSTRA+ Scholarship
Bachelor, Master
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GMS contact persons
If you have a guest or visitor who needs access to the network drives or a ULCN account, you can have him or her registered in the guest management system (GMS) via your GMS contact person.
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Thesis assessment
Thesis assessment is carried out according to faculty standards with associated assessment forms and manuals.
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NL Scholarship - Outgoing
Bachelor, Master
- Forgotten heroes
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CSC Scholarship
PhD
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Grotius Centre brings academic expertise to Rome Statute Assembly
At the 24-th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, held in The Hague 1-6 December, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies played a prominent role, contributing cutting-edge research and expert insights to key debates on international law.
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Mirjam de Bruijn receives NWO grant to research digital warfare in the Sahel
Professor Mirjam de Bruijn will research digital warfare in the North African Sahel with an NWO Open Competition grant. The focus of the research will be on Fulani social networks in war and cultural violence.
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Dr. Mamadou Hébié appointed as Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies
Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr. Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Grotius Centre on the 1st of May 2021.
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Introducing: Karen Smith
Karen Smith recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in International Relations. She introduces herself.
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Women in early modern courtrooms: 'A cross-section of society'
In early modern England, courts of law were working overtime. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers delved into the records of centuries-old court cases involving women. In Early Modern Women's Life-Writing and English Law, she reconstructs how the story they told in court differs from the one they wrote…
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Nikki MulderSocial & Behavioural Sciences
n.mulder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276243
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Daphne EngelFaculty of Humanities
d.engel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Jaqueline Caniguan CaniguanFaculty of Humanities
j.m.caniguan.caniguan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272125
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Tirza CramwinckelFaculty of Law
t.a.cramwinckel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1383
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
l.c.j.barbiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1637
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Albert LogtenbergICLON
a.logtenberg@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8506
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Xu Liu
ICLON
x.liu@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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David ShakouriFaculty of Humanities
d.p.shakouri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Joosje Wessels
Faculty of Humanities
j.wessels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
a.krogull@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hans Thuis
Faculty of Humanities
j.a.j.thuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hélène NutFaculty of Humanities
h.nut@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
s.j.hagers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elena Solá Simón
Faculty of Humanities
e.sola.simon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
a.liptak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273320
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Roos Bakker
Faculty of Humanities
r.m.bakker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nainunis Aulia IzzaFaculty of Humanities
n.aulia.izza@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278332
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Isabel Tanaka-van Daalen
Faculty of Humanities
i.f.tanaka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nur AhmadFaculty of Humanities
n.ahmad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278821
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Irina Ridzuan
Faculty of Humanities
i.h.b.m.ridzuan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Call for Applications for MIASA Individual and Tandem Fellowships 2024
Research
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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A History of East Baltic through Language Contact: A Seminar on the Occasion of Anthony Jakob’s Defense
Conference
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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How to Study a Polymath
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
In the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is what PhD candidate Debby Esmeé de Vlugt has discovered.