1,726 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus can play an important role in global challenges
Annetje Ottow, president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, has been the new chair of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) strategic alliance for just two months. What does she want to achieve during her two-year chairmanship?
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Warja Tolstoj wins Ted Meijer prize
Warja Tolstoj, alumna Art History, has been awarded the 2021 edition of the Ted Meijerprijs. Named after the former director of the KNIR (Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome), the prize is awarded yearly to the best MA/ReMa thesis or PhD in the Humanities.
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Introducing: Marion Pluskota
Marion Pluskota is the new post-doc on Manon van der Heijden's 'Crime and Gender' project.
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272379
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
i.m.scarborough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272655
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Writing a bottom-up, practice-oriented and connected history of Christianities in the medieval Middle East (12th-17th centuries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Introducing: Jeffrey Fynn-Paul
This summer, Jeffrey Fynn-Paul started as a lecturer at the Institute's Social and Economic History section.
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Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’
Historian Dario Fazzi is the new professor by special appointment at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS), a strategic partner of the Faculty of Humanities. He starts on 1 September and will combine his new position with his current teaching duties at the Institute for History.
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Jos Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, to be new interim Vice-Dean
Prof. J. (Jos) Schaeken, Professor of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Cultural History, will be the interim Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1 March 2025. He will succeed the present Vice-Dean, Mirjam de Baar, who will complete her second term on that date.
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
i.b.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272545
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Martijn Mandersm.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 31612504382
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Maia Casnam.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276416
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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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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
f.m.van.der.meer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Summer activities to look forward to
From summer school to history days, FGW’s summer is packed with events again this year.
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70,000 year old secrets revealed: Umhlatuzana Rock shelter, | A talk by Gerrit Dusseldorp
On February 18th Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp gave a talk about the Umhlatuzana Rock shelter in Kloof (South Africa). This site has preserved some of the earliest traces of Modern Humans and helps us understand how people in deep prehistory lived, survived and adapted. The talk was streamed by Arise creative…
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Thijs Brocades Zaalberg: 'How does the discourse on war influence practice?'
As a student, Thijs Brocades Zaalberg was primarily interested in diplomacy surrounding conflicts. Through research on peace operations and subsequently the fight against guerrillas, he became increasingly involved with the most violent aspects of colonial warfare. Per 1 September 2024 he is appointed…
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
l.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278016
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Leiden - ACPF AMR Workshop
Leiden University and African Child Policy Forum hold ‘ground-breaking’ workshop on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and human rights in Africa
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CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift
Conference
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Rudi van MaanenFaculty of Humanities
r.c.j.van.maanen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Ron Elkhuizen
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
r.elkhuizen@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Thea Hilhorst
Faculty of Humanities
t.d.j.m.hilhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Floris Plak
Faculty of Humanities
f.c.k.plak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Pieter EmmerFaculty of Humanities
p.c.emmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
p.j.harvey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The Dutch Transatlantic Slave Trade
Conference, Book presentation
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
d.bos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272722
- Peace Histories Seminar Series 2024-2025
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Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe
Faculty of Humanities
a.hernandez.aguirresarobe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273191
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Hendri Schut
Faculty of Humanities
h.w.schut@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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P. de GrootFaculty of Humanities
p.z.de.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271954
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Jessie van StraatenFaculty of Humanities
j.van.straaten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271289
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Intigam MamedovFaculty of Humanities
i.mamedov@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 31715271259
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Business History and Imperialism SI Workshop
Lecture, Workshop
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Jamel BuhariFaculty of Humanities
j.l.j.buhari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278073
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Dennis Worst
Faculty of Humanities
d.worst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Marijke KooijmanFaculty of Humanities
m.p.e.kooijman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275014
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Martijn StormsLeiden University Libraries
m.storms@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272855
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Patricia KretFaculty of Humanities
p.m.m.kret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273466
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Juliette Staüdt
Faculty of Humanities
j.a.staudt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo
Panel discussion
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Introducing: Lauren Lauret
In February 2015 Lauren Lauret started her PhD project titled 'Meeting practices of the Dutch States General and the continuity of the early modern world of the political (1780-1848)' at the Institute for History, supervised by prof. H. te Velde.
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While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way
Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.
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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…