956 search results for “cultural representation of illnesses and debility” in the Staff website
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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Introducing: Matthew Frear
In September 2013 I moved to Leiden from the UK to take up the position of Assistant Professor covering politics and international relations on the BA Russian Studies and International Studies programmes and the MA Russian and Eurasian Studies.
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Restoring the reputation of the Javanese tradition of the Uttarakāṇḍa: ‘If you ignore one of the traditions, you ignore information about the
For almost a millennium, it was rewritten time and again: the Old Javanese literary prose work Uttarakāṇḍa. The tradition soon split into two major branches: a Javanese and a Balinese one. However, until now, scholarly editions have focused solely on the Balinese version. Unjustly so, argues PhD candidate…
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GP in the Bible Belt: does God play a role in consultations?
Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Lesotho. ‘If you have the prospect of an afterlife, you often respond differently to illness.’
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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From a rapper to an elegy: students of Italian make videos for a wide audience
A course that concludes with a video pitch, instead of a paper or examination: Italian Language and Culture students each recorded their own knowledge clip, speaking to a wide audience about Italian cultural expressions. We asked Goran Bouaziz, Cameron-May Bosch and Katja Timmer what they thought of…
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Team owner in Microsoft Teams? Add a second owner
ICT
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The Cultural Network: Javanese Imaginings of Indonesia, 1918-1966
PhD defence
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved into the effect of film on the Kurdish identity. She will obtain her PhD on 4 May.
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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Master's students organise graduate conference ‘Who is Asian?’
Master's students Adam El Amraoui, Eesha Sheel, Frieda Chen and Lawrence Kurowski are organising a graduate conference. On March 26, students will gather to ponder definitions of belonging both within Asia and among Asian diasporic communities.
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
s.m.lauritano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276078
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Anna DlabacovaFaculty of Humanities
a.dlabacova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272119
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
m.kiani@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
a.e.schulte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272170
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272763
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
m.parafita.couto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
e.j.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273949
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Stereotypes and Misconceptions about the Middle East - The Reading List
The perception of the Middle East is riddled with stereotypes that have had dire consequences on its people. What is myth and what is reality? How did these stereotypes come about? What consequences have they had? All of these questions and more are answered within this reading list.
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Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.
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Leiden MAIR Hosts 2nd Humanities & International Relations Graduate Conference
On 11 June 2025, the MA in International Relations (MAIR) Programme convened its 2nd Humanities & IR Graduate Conference at The Hague Campus (Schouwburgstraat), welcoming over sixty participants from twenty institutions in Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Why have murals been used in social and political movements?
Take a walk through any city, and you are likely to come across a brightly coloured mural. Although these paintings often seem to serve solely as a backdrop for Instagram snapshots, art history professor Minna Valjakka says there are rich traditions and intricate histories that uncover more critical…
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U.S. Cultural Diplomacy from the End of the Cold War to Trump 2.0
Lecture, Book Launch
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
i.van.eldere@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277867
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Zulfadhli NasutionFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
z.nasution@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Xinyu DongFaculty of Humanities
x.dong.5@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hans ThuisFaculty of Humanities
j.a.j.thuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Diah Angendari -
Amit KurienFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.j.kurien@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ahmad Nuril HudaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.nuril.huda@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272128
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
g.bouaziz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Siyun Wu -
Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
b.p.p.storme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272175
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Lotte FikkersFaculty of Humanities
l.e.m.fikkers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arman HasanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.hasan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lieske HuitsFaculty of Humanities
e.j.g.m.huits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272648
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Swargajyoti GohainFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.gohain@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Qinxin HeFaculty of Humanities
q.he@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
m.j.h.kerkhof@ha.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271205
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273662
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Tony FosterFaculty of Humanities
a.a.foster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272124
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Holly Riach -
Brigitte TheeuwesICLON
b.c.theeuwes@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273855
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Zifan Meng -
Huei-Lan Hsiung
Faculty of Humanities
h.xiong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tim van de MeerendonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.van.de.meerendonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276760
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
a.liptak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273320