1,046 search results for “russian and slavery linguistics” in the Staff website
- SMILE - Experimental Linguistics series
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271692
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The mechanism behind a friendly chat: 'Puzzle gets unravelled bit by bit'
A friendly chat is more complicated than you might think. As soon as the other person finishes talking, you already have an answer ready. But how do we know when it's time to change turns? University lecturer Johanneke Caspers has been awarded an NWO Open Competition grant to investigate the role of…
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Leiden students give commentary on games live on Twitch
Three Leiden students will be sharing their knowledge of history while playing video games. The livestreams are part of the ‘Streaming the Past’ project and will be available on the popular streaming platform Twitch. The first livestream will be on Thursday 20 May.
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Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’
For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’
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Camil Staps receives Rubicon grant: What does ‘that’ mean?
PhD student Camil Staps is continuing his academic career in Berlin. He receives a Rubicon grant to do research there on demonstrative pronouns.
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Jaap de JongFaculty of Humanities
j.c.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272137
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Student Aline-Priscillia: ‘I am an odd academic, I’m not very attached to outcomes’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particularly curious about how language is processed in the brain.
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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Johan Rooryck receives honorary doctorate from Tromsø University
Professor Johan Rooryck, currently executive director of cOAlition S, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Tromsø for his commitment to open access in science. He will be awarded the honorary doctorate on 1 September.
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Carole TiberiusInstituut voor de Nederlandse taal
c.p.a.tiberius@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272483
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How infants learn about language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Descriptive Linguistics: Interactive idea sharing session
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistic Seminars
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Student poster presentations: Linguistic Fieldwork B
Exhibition, poster session
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Sealing and bookkeeping practices in Hittite Anatolia
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you'
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, the Asian part of present-day Turkey. 'A new interpretation in one of the Anatolian languages can have consequences for dozens of other languages.'
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Arend QuakFaculty of Humanities
arend.quak@kpnmail.nl | 071 5272727
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Willem van RooijenFaculty of Humanities
w.van.rooijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273905
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Alexander PleijterFaculty of Humanities
a.r.j.pleijter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276551
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Astrid van AlemFaculty of Humanities
a.h.j.van.alem@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275943
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Enrico OdelliFaculty of Humanities
e.odelli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272188
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Nira Wickramasinghe wins John F. Richards Prize
Professor Nira Wickramasinghe has won the American Historical Association John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History for her book Slave in a Palanquin. Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka' (Columbia University Press: New York 2020).
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
a.g.dorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273026
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Jeroen WiedenhofFaculty of Humanities
j.m.wiedenhof@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272080
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
m.b.elenbaas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272957
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Tony FosterFaculty of Humanities
a.a.foster@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272124
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Challenges in the Historical Comparison of Sign Languages: Lessons from the Sign Change Project
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274184
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Introducing: Shiru Lim
Shiru Lim has been working at the Institute of History as an assistant professor since August 1, 2023. Below she introduces herself.
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Introducing: Isaac Scarborough
Isaac McKean Scarborough has been working at the Institute for History as a lecturer since September 2021. Below he introduces himself!
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SAILS researcher Anne Meuwese awarded PDI-SSH grant
The PDI-SSH grant will be used by Meuwese to create a web portal and collection of tools and resources, named ‘WetSuite’, that will help researchers apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods to legal textual data from public bodies.
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Dunja WackersFaculty of Science
wackers@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ying-ting WangFaculty of Humanities
y.wang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273096
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Teaming up with Portugal: as a doctor, how do you talk to a patient?
As a doctor, coming to a decision together with a patient: how do you do that in the best possible way? Researchers Geert Warnar and Roosmaryn Pilgram, who jointly teach a course within the MA in Dutch Studies, are entering into a virtual collaboration with the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa to find the…
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…
- A Tale in Two Tongues
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Linguistic Anthropology in Europe: Past, Present, and Futures
Conference
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Lucien van Beek receives LUF grant: 'It is a great feeling to be able to work on my ideas'
University lecturer Lucien van Beek has been awarded a LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant. He will use the sum of 75,000 euros to research the thinking of people in ancient and prehistoric times. To do that, he will look for unusual or striking metaphors in the earliest Indo-European languages.
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Annual Review 2025
In 2025, students, lecturers, researchers and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities were once again at the heart of society. They demonstrated the importance of the humanities through their groundbreaking research, meaningful education and strong collaborations.
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Louise FriisFaculty of Humanities
l.s.friis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Olga KrasnoukhovaFaculty of Humanities
o.krasnoukhova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anik NandiFaculty of Humanities
a.nandi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent van HeuvenFaculty of Humanities
v.j.j.p.van.heuven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yitsz NeurinkFaculty of Humanities
y.m.c.a.neurink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Evelyn BosmaFaculty of Humanities
e.bosma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jin WangFaculty of Humanities
j.wang.46@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yanan Wang
Faculty of Humanities
y.wang.10@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jian SunFaculty of Humanities
j.sun@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272125