1,012 search results for “caribbean languages and cultures” in the Staff website
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Bert van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
r.m.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2680
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Manfred Horstmanshoff
Faculty of Humanities
h.f.j.horstmanshoff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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Hugo Koning
Faculty of Humanities
h.h.koning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2667
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Development of broad Languages and Cultures BA programme to change to ‘Renewing and Strengthening Language Programmes’
As you may know, a draft profile for a broad BA programme in Languages and Cultures has been in development for some time. On 21 December 2021, the Faculty Board decided to end the design process of that broad bachelor’s degree programme. However, as the Faculty Board and partners in the discipline…
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Joan Booth
Faculty of Humanities
j.booth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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Inge Ligtvoet
Faculty of Humanities
i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1956
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Programme innovation at Dutch Language and Culture
In 2018, the undergraduate programme Dutch Language and Culture embarked on sweeping programme innovations to educate its students ‘in a way that focusses more on the challenges of Dutch Studies in a 21st century society’. What does this entail and what was the approach? Esther Op de Beek, university…
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
p.j.j.meel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2654
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Ben Arps
Faculty of Humanities
b.arps@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2222
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How AI helps map sign languages
Like spoken languages, sign languages evolve organically and do not always have the same origin. This produces different ways of communication and annotation. Manolis Fragkiadakis wrote his PhD thesis on this.
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Berry Dongelmans
Faculty of Humanities
b.p.m.dongelmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Enrico Odelli
Faculty of Humanities
e.odelli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2188
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Wim Tigges
Faculty of Humanities
w.tigges@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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News on Languages & Cultures domain
Education
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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Lorentz workshop on Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology
From November 13 to 17 2023, a workshop on Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology was organized at the Lorentz Center in Leiden by Eduardo Herrera Malatesta (Aarhus University), Felicia J. Fricke (University of Copenhagen) and Maaike de Waal (Leiden University).
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Rolf Bremmer
Faculty of Humanities
r.h.bremmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Julia Szirmai
Faculty of Humanities
j.c.szirmai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Hoftijzer
Faculty of Humanities
p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Smith
Faculty of Humanities
p.j.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marlena Antczak
Faculty of Humanities
m.m.antczak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arie Boomert
Gelieerde instellingen
boomert@kitlv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.
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Language courses offered by the Academic Language Centre
Language
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Johannes Müller
Faculty of Humanities
j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2193
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Embedding scientific research in the Caribbean with funding from NWO
On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-creating sustainable and inclusive solutions for social adaptation to climate challenges in the (Dutch) Caribbean is one of two projects awarded with funding…
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Fokelien Kootstra
Faculty of Humanities
f.kootstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gert Oostindie
Faculty of Humanities
g.j.oostindie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Floris Keehnen
Faculteit Archeologie
f.w.m.keehnen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6506
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Critical Caribbean Thought on Colonial Legacies
The Caribbean as we know it today is fundamentally a product of colonial activity and globalisation. Practically everyone that inhabits the Caribbean has ancestors from different continents due to colonial activity, which profoundly affects the area to this day. Caribbean writers, both in the Caribbean…
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Geert Warnar
Faculty of Humanities
g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2158
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Judith Bosnak
Faculty of Humanities
j.e.bosnak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Olf Praamstra
Faculty of Humanities
o.j.praamstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Evert Jan van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3949
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Carel Smith
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7733
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Adriaan van der Weel
Faculty of Humanities
a.h.van.der.weel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Menno Hoogland
Faculteit Archeologie
m.l.p.hoogland@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jorge Ulloa Hung
Faculteit Archeologie
j.ulloa.hung@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marlieke Ernst
Faculty of Humanities
m.ernst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2583
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
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…
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2128
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Peter Liebregts
Faculty of Humanities
p.liebregts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2160
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Maarten Jansen
Faculteit Archeologie
m.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2439
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Drs. Isabelle van de Calseyde and dr Sjef Houppermans presented with high French honour
“Very French and very impressive.” Those are the words drs. Isabelle van de Calseyde used to describe the reception at the French embassy residence in The Hague on 2 June 2015. There, she and dr. Sjef Houppermans were presented with an distinction for their remarkable services to the French language…
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Cultural Heritage Scholarship
Master
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Roberto Valcarcel Rojas
Faculteit Archeologie
r.valcarcel.rojas@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1966
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Simone Casale
Gelieerde instellingen
casale@kitlv.nl | +31 71 527 2371
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Celebrating Language: WDO's 19th Lustrum Symposium
Festival, Lustrum Symposium
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Investigating Caribbean migrations with a Vidi grant: ‘With isotope analysis we can look at individual behaviors and long term patterns’
Archaeologist Jason Laffoon was awarded an NWO Vidi grant for an innovative investigation into ancient migrations in the western Caribbean. The innovative character of this research project lies in the wide-scale application of isotope analysis and isotope mapping. ‘We aim at further developing methods…