2,132 search results for “histories” in the Staff website
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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Farewell event for Mark Rutgers on a unique day in the university’s history
With the red flag flying proudly on the Academy Building (Leiden University was on strike for the first time in its history!), the farewell event for former dean Mark Rutgers was held in the Telders Auditorium. After eight years, he has passed the baton to the interim dean, Henk te Velde.
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’
Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, they also looked at the challenges Europe faces.
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272921
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023
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Bastian Stillb.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277749
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Andrew GawthorpeFaculty of Humanities
a.j.gawthorpe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271740
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272310
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Larissa Mendoza StraffonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.mendoza.straffon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.c.n.raadschelders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400
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Willem HeiserFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
heiser@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272360
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
s.suryadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272414
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Bart ZantvoortFaculty of Humanities
f.w.zantvoort@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010
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Professor of Dutch History Henk te Velde to be new interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Professor of Dutch History prof.dr. H. (Henk) te Velde will become interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University for a two-year term with effect from 1 March 2025. He will succeed prof.dr. M.R. (Mark) Rutgers. Mark Rutgers’ second term of office expires on 1 March 2025; he will be professor…
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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for research into Het Dorp: ‘We are going to tell the lesser-known history’
It is one of the most famous moments in Dutch TV history: the twenty-three hour long marathon broadcast of Open het Dorp. But what happened to the commune for people with disabilities after that? Monika Baár and Paul van Trigt received a NWO grant of 750,000 euros to map the development of Het Dorp.
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
e.riccobon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274203
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Michael HerzfeldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
m.zisimoploulou@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.a.faber@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275887
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
f.x.widiyarso.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Sunken History
PhD defence
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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…
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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Mariana FrançozoFaculty of Archaeology
m.de.campos.francozo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272437
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
c.j.van.dijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Simon WillmettsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.d.willmetts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Kai HebelFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009948
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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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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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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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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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
n.bouras@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272088
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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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The History of Hebrew
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