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Marginalities: Dispossessed Peasantry and Migrant Labour Communities in Urban North India
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'
Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.
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North Sea Noise in the Anthropocene
PhD defence
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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Masterclass: The Lores of Flatbush: Dutch Storytelling in Colonial North America
Lecture, Histories Connected: Masterclass
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3340
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
s.m.lauritano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276078
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
p.j.harvey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271693
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Introducing: prof. Scott Nelson
Introducing prof. Scott Nelson, the Legum Professor of the Social Sciences at William and Mary, and on the spring exchange at the University of Leiden.
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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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The Arctic Crossroads: Climate, Culture & Diplomacy in the High North
Lecture
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.
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Trends in museums: ‘A lot of museums have a dormant collection of pre-colonial art’
What effect do trends in the art world have on the formation of museum collections? University lecturer Martin Berger wants to answer that question in his research within the Museums, Collections and Society project, which asks ethical questions about the origin of collections.
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Louise OlerudFaculty of Archaeology
s.l.olerud@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1603
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Richard JansenFaculty of Archaeology
r.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2932
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Quentin BourgeoisFaculty of Archaeology
q.p.j.bourgeois@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2453
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
l.w.s.w.amkreutz@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nathalie BrusgaardFaculty of Archaeology
n.o.brusgaard@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6048
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Erik KroonFaculty of Archaeology
e.j.kroon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arjan LouwenFaculty of Archaeology
a.j.louwen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1968
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Harry FokkensFaculty of Archaeology
h.fokkens@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Florian HelmeckeFaculty of Archaeology
f.helmecke@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Seated at the Altar: New Year in Rural North China
Film screening
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Structures of Power: US Infrastructure Building in the Circum-Caribbean During the Bad Neighbor Era
Lecture, RIAS-Sciences Po Seminar Series on Modern North American History
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Environmental Activism, Indigenous Survival, and Settler Colonialism in the Unist’ot’en Camp’s Resistance against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Lecture
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization:An International Institutional Law Perspective
PhD defence
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Executive Power and the Crisis of Modern American Democracy
Lecture
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Guidelines for writing in English
Leiden University has a style guide to ensure consistency across all of its publications. It also has a Terminology List with the preferred translations of terms used within Leiden University and the academic world.
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Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
m.a.alegria.garcia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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State’s obligations on Climate Change. A Latin American Perspective
Debate, Panel and public discussion
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
n.van.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Religion as political tool: the influence of Christian Zionism in the US
Lecture, Actualiteitencollege Den Haag
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Global Fishing in the North Atlantic: Archaeological research on Basque fisheries in Canada and Ireland
Conference
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Taking Lives: Narratives of Latin American Femicide Perpetrators
Book launch
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Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution'
A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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Leiden University Press
Leiden University Press publishes academic books and journals, primarily in the field of humanities and social and behavioural sciences. The press focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, History (Global, Military, Environmental) Archaeology, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Literary Studies,…
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Book Launch and Discussion: Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America
Lecture, Book Launch and Discussion
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A semester in Morocco: ‘You see the history that you’re learning about’
The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is open to students from all Dutch universities. Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying in Rabat.
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debate on the book ‘Not Stolen; The Truth about the Colonization of North America’
Debate
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The Monroe Doctrine Refurbished? The US-Latin American relations under Trump 2: Exploring possible scenarios
Lecture
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When speech becomes emotional
PhD defence
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Connect & Visualise
Webinar with Q&A
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Discover the Realities of North Korea: An Evening with Defectors Lee Young-Hyeon and Lee Byung-Lim
Lecture
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North Korea and the Liberation of Southern Africa, 1960-2020
PhD defence
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The Transformation of Science Systems in the Middle East and North Africa
PhD defence
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Crossing the divide: learning about language policies and practices around the world
During the past year online meetings and lectures have become a firm feature of university life. One of the highlights of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics’ online activities has been the online seminar series ‘Language policy and practices in the Global North and South’ organised by guest…
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Meet our new colleague Letty ten Harkel: ‘I am interested in what happens when different cultures come together’
In August 2022 we welcome our new colleague Dr Letty ten Harkel as Assistant Professor in Roman and Post-Roman Archaeology. For the past ten years she has built up an impressive track record in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Read the interview about her background and research…