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208 search results for “literature and petra” in the Library website

• ‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’ News - 11 March 2024

  As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’

• Caribbean Literature - A Reading List News - 4 December 2023

  Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…

• Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List News - 2 September 2024

  The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.

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  Marcos Neto de Cordova PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.neto.de.cordova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rianti Manullang Contract PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.d.manullang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara Polak University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272142

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  Oussama Macnack PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.y.macnack@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mitchell van Vuren External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.vuren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aritri Dutta External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Edwin de Vette External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.de.vette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Renske Janssen Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.p.s.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yinzhi Zhang Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.z.zhang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272519

• Louise Glück is awarded Nobel Prize in Literature News - 8 October 2020

  The 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück (1942-). This means the Nobel committee passed by authors like Anne Carson, Jamaica Kincaid en Maryse Condé, many of whom were tipped by academics and literary critics as being strong contenders for the prize in 2020.…

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023

• National Museum of Taiwan Literature donates to Leiden Chinese Queer Collection News - 10 December 2025

  On the occasion of the Workshop organized last July to officially launch the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC), the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) donated 30 titles of Taiwanese LGBTQ+ literature to support this initiative. These works where published between 1971 and 2022 by authors…

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  Krista A. Milne Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.a.milne@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272978

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  Jonathan Powell Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.d.powell@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lieke Smits Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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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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  Judith Naeff University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8004192

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  Lotte Fikkers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.m.fikkers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list News - 8 October 2021

  The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…

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  Thijs Porck Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611

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  Wim van Anrooij Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.van.anrooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Newton University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.newton@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165

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  Geert Warnar Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272158

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  Glyn Muitjens Scientific coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  muitjens@lorentzcenter.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carmen van den Bergh University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.den.bergh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272067

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  Anne Sytske Keijser Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.s.keijser@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272217

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  Rieneke Sonnevelt PhD candidate/external

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.a.m.sonnevelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karla Paola Cabrera Acuña External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.p.cabrera.acuna@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria Boletsi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.boletsi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272357

• Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list News - 6 October 2022

  The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271689

• Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections News - 3 July 2020

  After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…

• Latin American Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Latin American Studies

• Why Humanities? Frans-Willem Korsten about Literature & Law Event - 28 November 2024

  Lecture

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  Ruth Clemens Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165

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  Evert Jan van Leeuwen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273949

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275154

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  Ilios Willemars University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.f.d.m.r.willemars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277160

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  Ernst van Alphen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.van.alphen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yasco Horsman University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272777

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  Luisella Caon University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.d.caon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274117

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  Kitty Zijlmans Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.m.zijlmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl |

• Honorary doctorate for Arabist Beatrice Gründler News - 30 January 2023

  Beatrice Gründler, professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin, will receive an honorary doctorate in Oriental Manuscript Studies from Leiden University.

• Visit ambassadors to the University Library Special Collections News - 18 December 2019

  Special visit of seven ambassadors of the Arabic-speaking world to the University Library

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paula Harvey PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.harvey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ayub Ayub PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.ayub@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272331