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Esther Rachow presents 'New Paradigms of Holocaust Education in the Digital Age' at the Austria Centre Leiden
In April 2025, Ms. Esther Rachow from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem presenting her ongoing doctoral research at an Austria Centre Leiden lunch-time talk. She answered a few questions about her visit below.
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar'
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics (LOT). High time for a chat with Jenneke van der Wal, Maarten Mous and Nina van der Vlugt about the importance of the platform and plans for the…
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ECHO finalist Husna Jalal: We need to look past our differences
Every year, the ECHO Award is presented to students from non-western backgrounds who are committed to social improvement in the field of diversity and inclusion. One of this year's finalists is Leiden alumna Husna Jalal, who works for Afghan women's rights with her organization the Young Afghan Women’s…
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Care, Children and the Other Holocaust
Inaugural lecture
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
s.a.cramsey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278825
- Volume 17 (2022)
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Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague: The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice
Lecture, Roundtable Forum
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A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography
Lecture, Talk
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Uyghur genocide
Conference
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Politics and the Holocaust in Modern Poland
Lecture, Seminar
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The Enlargement
Lecture, Book talk
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Ideophones in Brazilian Portuguese: focusing on Afro-diasporic contexts in Brazil
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Crossing Borders: An afternoon of Music and Words
Lecture
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Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey Introduces the Film “Obchod na Korze”
Lecture
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Spatial Narratives of Historical Experiences: 3D Visualizations of Prisoner Art as Tools for Knowledge Production and Transfer at Holocaust Memorials
Lecture, Austria Centre Leiden Lunch Talk
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Applications for Visiting Professorship in Central European Studies at Leiden DUE!
Lecture
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politics of Emotion in the Pamphlets of the De Hondt Affair During the Small Brabant
Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: Instrumentalized Traditions: Religious Identity and “Germanness” in Interwar Hungary and “Hungarianness” Post-War
Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk
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Care, Children and the Other Holocaust
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Introducing Prof. Eva Pfanzelter, Visiting Professor of Central European Studies at Leiden, Spring 2025
Lecture, Austria Centre Leiden Lunch Talk
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: “The Early Modern Discovery of the Roman limes along the Danube and its impact on 16th-Cen. Austrian Architecture”
Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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When religion did not(?) matter in the Balkans: confessionalization in early modern Southeastern Europe
Lecture
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Introducing 'Everyday Postsocialism in Eastern Europe: History Doesn't Travel in One Direction' (Purdue Univ. Press, 2024)
Lecture, Austria Centre Leiden Lunch Talk
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A Spiritual Lacuna? Austria-Hungary's Religious Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century
Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: “Beyond Post-Communism: Imagining the Future in Times of Transition”
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: “Introducing Surreal Geographies, a new book in Holocaust Studies”
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Keynote Address: The Kindness of Others: Jews, Christians and Early Childhood Care in Medieval Europe
Lecture
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German beyond its native speakers: pluricentric, multilingual, and globalized perspectives
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Reindustrialization and its discontents: lessons from the Visegrad countries
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Catching Kairos? Imagining Alternative Futures in Eastern German Literature
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Christian Nationalism, Nation-Building, and the Making of the Holocaust in Slovakia
Lecture, Book Talk - Austrian Studies Fund / CEES Centre
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Global health interventions
On Friday the 6th of September 2024, members of the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network convened in the African Studies Center to discuss Global Health Interventions.
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A Crisis Forgotten: Sudan
Since April 2023 the current war in Sudan has brought larger death, destruction, and displacement than any other ongoing armed conflict on earth. And yet, international media coverage of the conflict remains limited.
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Five Comenius Teaching grants for Leiden lecturers
Three lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded a €100,000 Comenius Teaching grant within the Senior Fellows programme. A further two lecturers have been awarded a €50,000 grant within the Teaching Fellows programme. The grants will enable the lecturers and their project teams to realise an…
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Dr. Hans Petschar delivers Sixth Annual Austrian Studies Lecture
On April 14, 2025, Dr. Hans Petschar, the recently-retired Director of the Bildarchiv und Grafiksammlung at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, delivered the Sixth Annual Austrian Studies Lecture 'Austria’s Present Past: A visual journey through Austrian history 1925 – 2025'.
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For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex
When you think of migration, you probably won’t immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or questioning (LGBT+). Researcher Andrew DJ Shield studied the role that dating apps play in the migration process,…
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Want to contribute to educational innovation? Then the Comenius grant is for you
Do you have an innovative idea on how to improve education, but don't know what steps to take next? The Comenius programme offers a range of grants for educational innovation. A lecturer and policy adviser explain which doors the grant can open.
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Voice4Thought: listening to other voices
People in motion. This is the theme of the Voice4Thought festival taking place in Leiden from 21 to 25 September. Debates, songs, art, workshops, a conference for school pupils. It's all about the encounter.
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How astronomy aids progress in Africa
Astronomy can help address the problems of South Africa, while benefiting other African countries at the same time. This was the message of Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of Science and Technology, on 26 February in the Academy Building.
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Jamel Buhari: ‘Queer migration is intertwined with other reasons for leaving’
Those who apply for asylum at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are often asked about their main reason for migration. This process puts asylum seekers in a specific category, while their experiences are often much more complex and multifaceted. With his research on queer migration, PhD…
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What the refugee crisis teaches us about human connection
What if a major world event alters the trajectory of your research project? Tsolin Nalbantian was studying citizenship along the Turkish-Syrian border when the Syrian Civil War erupted and led to a global refugee crisis. While her research participants were forced to flee the region, she was forced…
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China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’
Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.
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Dr. Hana Kubatova speaks about academic freedom and neutrality to CIROS, CEES and the Austria Centre Leiden
In November 2024, Dr. Hana Kubatova (Charles University, Prague) visited Leiden to talk with students and our community about academic freedom and neutrality at the university. This meaningful event was planned by student leaders from CIROS (Community for International Relations and Organisations Students)…
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Cierre del X Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Hispanistas del Benelux (AHBx)
La Universidad de Leiden tuvo el placer de presentar el X Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Hispanistas del Benelux (AHBx), Transhispanismos: contactos y contagios, del 1-4 de noviembre este año. La AHBx es un punto de encuentro y enlace entre hispanistas de diversas disciplinas y profesiones…
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Meet Louise van der Vlugt, Co-winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award
In December 2023, Louise van der Vlugt was announced as Co-Winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award. She sat down to answer some questions about her prize-winning BA Thesis.
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Dr. Jonathan Singerton talks about Central Europe and the 19th century World
In December 2024, Dr. Jonathan Singerton (University of Amsterdam) was the featured guest speaker at the last lunch talk of the Fall 2025 semester. A full house assembled to hear Dr. Singerton take us on a journey across the Habsburg Empire and to spots far-flung from Vienna. Dr. Singerton told us a…
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Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024
The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?
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Tsolin Nalbantian receives Comenius grant: 'We must bridge the gap between education and society'
In academia, the mention of Wikipedia might be met with suspicion. However, for Tsolin Nalbantian, university lecturer Modern Middle Eastern Studies, the encyclopedia is an opportunity to broaden the skills of her students and to increase public knowledge. She received a Teaching Comenius Fellowship…
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LUC anniversary: 15 inspiring examples of local impact
In 2025, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme 'Global challenges, local impact'. To kick off this anniversary year, we have shared fifteen stories over the past few weeks showcasing how LUC students, researchers, and alumni contribute to societal challenges…