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1,415 search results for “history of south afrika” in the Staff website

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  Luuk de Ligt Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272669

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  Diego Salama Editor Global Governance (journal)

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Dario Fazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272704

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  Ben Schoenmaker Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.schoenmaker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Roos Stolker Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.stolker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

• Fanny Wonu Veys: ‘I want to introduce students to the art history of Oceania’ News - 22 October 2024

  Fanny Wonu Veys was appointed Professor of Art and Material Culture of Oceania on 1 August. Time for an introduction.

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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398

• Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History Event - 8 June 2026

  Lecture

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272764

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
• New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia News - 5 February 2025

  As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Coen van 't Veer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Emmanuelle Radar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273662

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Historians’ Days 2026 'Future of history' Event - 27 August 2026

  Conference

• Remco Breuker in Time on South Korea’s presidential compound News - 21 June 2022

  The president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, has chosen not to use his presidential compound. Professor Remco Breuker states in Time that this marks a change in South Korea’s approach to the compound.

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  Jeffrey Fynn-Paul University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191

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  Carel Smith Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dirk Alkemade Training Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052

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  Tycho van der Hoog

• Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia News - 9 March 2022

  Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…

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  Leo Lucassen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272724

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  Bente de Leede PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Damian Pargas Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.a.pargas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272736

• Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun News - 1 July 2023

  On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.

• Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’ News - 11 October 2021

  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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  Wim Boot Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.j.boot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pablo Isla Monsalve Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.isla.monsalve@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272061

• New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’ News - 15 December 2025

  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.

• Contemporary Art History and Theory in a Global Perspective - Joint Art Talk by Matthew Rampley and Vera Wolff Event - 7 May 2026

  Alumni event, Arts and Culture

• Photo Report Cluster South News - 15 January 2024

  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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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473

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  Adam Fairclough Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Alexander Geurds Dean / Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206

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  Anahita Arian Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.arian@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Verduin Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria van der Schaar Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The Chains of Holland’s Glory: research into South Holland's slavery past completed News - 8 June 2023

  Karwan Fatah-Black and Lauren Lauret are co-authors of Geketend voor Hollands Glorie (The Chains of Holland’s Glory) that studies the political and economic connections between South Holland and slavery. The findings of this research will be presented with Dr. Joris van den Tol (Radboud University)…

• MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South News - 3 February 2026

  Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

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  Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan Postdoc / guest

  International Institute Asian Studies

  g.van.der.zwan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Wim van den Doel Dean LDE / Professor

  Administration and Central Services

  h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272922

• Mandela Scholarship Fund Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

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  Robert Stein Senior University Lecturer in Medieval History

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272712

• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation' News - 22 May 2025

  University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.

• NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’ News - 2 October 2024

  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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  Irini Sifogeorgakis PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727