433 search results for “early modern english literature” in the Staff website
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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey, that’s interesting!’
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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came up at Leiden University’s 448th Dies Natalis. A panel discussion including Leiden’s mayor Lenferink, music and two honorary doctorates completed the special…
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Tazuko van Berkel new member The Young Academy
The Young Academy has gained a new Leiden humanities scholar as a member. University lecturer Greek language and literature Tazuko van Berkel will be appointed as a member as of March.
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Honours class students do research into confidence in the justice system
Students from the ‘Public confidence in the criminal justice system’ Bachelor’s Honours Class completed this course with their presentations at the final session on Tuesday 25 May. What is unique about this honours class is the collaboration with The Hague University of Applied Sciences and the Court…
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The surprising tradition of fables in French education: 'It builds bridges between generations'
In the Netherlands, people probably grew up with De Fabeltjeskrant (a children’s show, ed.), but in France an introduction to fables plays a much more important role in a child's upbringing. PhD candidate Céline Zaepffel studied the role of fables in French education and teaching methods. It turns out…
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Successful Open Day for Humanities: ‘Here you feel how it really works’
Full lecture halls, a crowded information fair and a queue for coffee in the basement: during the Open Day, the Faculty of Humanities was inundated with curious prospective students.
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Donation of personal archive and collection of Leiden Sinologist Robert van Gulik
The family of the famous diplomat, sinologist and writer Robert van Gulik has donated his personal archive and part of his collection to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection and archive provide insight into the life and work of Robert van Gulik, who became known to the general public for…
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‘It’s a complete stalemate in Belarus’
What with coronavirus, the American elections and the Brexit botheration, we had almost forgotten that something miraculous happened in 2020: the repressed people of Belarus rallied against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Months later, what remains of the protest?…
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Six researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition funding.
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World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL): A conference like no other
The 10th edition of the World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL), hosted by Leiden University, will be held online from 7 – 12 June. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) researchers give us an insight into how important and special this event actually is.
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Lecture by Maxim Osipov: 'What Makes a Good Story Good? Reflections from behind the Writing Desk'
Lecture, Livestream
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LUCAS Conference Narratives 2024
Conference
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Spinoza Lecture 2023
Lecture
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Philosophy of Science for Lawyers
Research
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law / Introductory Course PhD-candidates
Research
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Research Day of the National Research School for Literary Studies (OSL)
Conference
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Meddling for profit: Japan’s peace-building role in Myanmar
Lecture, Research seminar
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Forum Antiquum Lectures Spring 2023: The Revisionist Muse: Recent retellings of Greco-Roman myths from a female perspective
Lecture
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Revolutionary Parents: Intimate Cultural Memories of the Arab Left
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Environmental Humanities LU: Species literacy and the cultural portrayal of animal biodiversity
Lecture
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Political Economy of Vaccine Diplomacy: Explaining Varying Strategies of China, India, and Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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LUCAS PhD Alumni Network Event 2022
Alumni event, Job market Preparation for PhD's
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
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Neither ‘Revisionist’ nor ‘Status Quo’, both Statist and (Neo-)liberal Institutionalist: China’s Comprehensive Participation Approach in International
Lecture, LPEG research seminar
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General Labour History of Africa Workers, Employers and Governments, 20th-21st Centuries
Lecture, Research Seminar
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2023: 'Tempori serviendum est: Cicero’s public voice under the dictatorship of Julius Caesar'
Lecture
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Wanted: Educational innovations for the Comenius Leadership Fellowship or Dutch Education Award
Education
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These are the nominees for the 2022 Faculty Teaching Prize!
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students, and a jury – comprising students and lecturers – decides who will receive the prize. The prize will be awarded during the official opening of the academic year on 7 September. Meet this year’s…
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Eduard van de Bilt and Joke Kardux say goodbye to Leiden
For more than 35 years they helped put American Studies on the map: Joke Kardux and Eduard van de Bilt. This spring, the couple retired. A farewell interview.
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Introducing: Manon Post and Efstathia Dionysopoulou
Manon Post and Efstathia Dionysopoulou recently joined the Institute for History as a PhD candidate and postdoc in the framework of the 'Anchoring Innovation' program. Below, they introduce themselves!
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Introducing: Catherine Wood and Martijn van Ette
Catherine Wood and Martijn van Ette recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates in the NWO Vidi-funded project "American foreign policy and liberalism", led by Andrew Gawthorpe. Below they introduce themselves.
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“No metadata no future” – kicking off UMADA [on a donkeys’ island]
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive project (UMADA) is among the UCLA Library 29 international cultural preservation projects supported by the Modern Endagered Archive Program (Cohort 3). From the 3rd up to the 5th of October, a digitization training workshop took place on Lamu island, on the so-called northern…
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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion, with specific emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment.
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School integration of refugee children: evidence from the largest refugee group in any country
Lecture
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Finding Your Way (In and Out of the Art World): A Phenomenology of the Art Novel
Lecture
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Queer migration: lessons from the past and present, thoughts for the future. A Blue-Sky thinking seminar
Conference, A Blue-Sky thinking seminar
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Mediation and Moderation Analysis
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Seventeenth-century depictions of sacred sites in the Kailasanathar Temple at Nattam, Tamil Nadu
Lecture, Masterclass IIAS/LIAS
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Teaching in Practice (UTQ module)
Didactics
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Liveable Planet Lunch Lecture: ‘If you want to travel far, go together’: transdisciplinary collaboration for a Liveable Planet - Laurens Hessels
Lecture
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Freud and China
Lecture
- Forum Antiquum Lectures Series Spring 2023
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Advanced functional MRI analysis
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John Rhoden and African-American Writers and Artists as Cold War Diplomats
Lecture
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Simposio Internacional Violencia, Género y Producción Cultural
Conference
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Graphic Novels in South-Africa: the Work of Nathan Trantraal
Arts and culture
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Sufis in Afghanistan: Contemporary Navigations of Religious Authority across Political Changes
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Skills
What skills do students need to function as academic professionals and engaged citizens?