905 search results for “decolonization in south asian” in the Staff website
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Nira Wickramasinghe on New Books in South Asian Studies podcast
In the book 'Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka' Nira Wickramasinghe, professor of Modern South Asian Studies, uncovers the traces of slavery in the history and memory of the Indian Ocean world. She was interviewed about the book in the New Books in South East Asian…
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New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia
As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…
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Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa
Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.
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Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan
International Institute Asian Studies
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
- Teaching East Asian Languages (TEAL): Challenges, Ideas and Innovations
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Jasper’s Day – On a knowledge mission in South America
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life. On March 13, 2026, he is on a knowledge mission to South America.
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen RavenFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Peace Movements: A Global History
Conference
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Maria DitmarsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
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Ajay GandhiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Fadly RahmanFaculty of Humanities
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Ody DwicahyoFaculty of Humanities
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Ysbrand LamersFaculty of Humanities
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The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now?
Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Irini SifogeorgakisFaculty of Archaeology
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Jori SnelsFaculty of Humanities
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Fragments of a decentered 19th century history of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan
Histories Connected: Seminar
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Nisida GjoksiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Emma Lynn CantalFaculty of Humanities
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Henk Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline SchepFaculty of Humanities
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Arthur CrucqFaculty of Humanities
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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More than 100 years of studying South Asia: ‘The view of the area is changing’
At the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), scholars have been studying the Indian subcontinent with attention and expertise for more than 100 years. This part of South Asia is an economic giant with a population of over two billion. Nira Wickramasinghe, Professor of Modern South Asian Studies,…
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Youth Precarity in South Korea
Lecture
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
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Felipe Colla De AmorimFaculty of Humanities
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Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Edegar Da Conceição SavioFaculty of Humanities
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South
Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road
An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Central Asia and their inhabitants.
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Turaj AtabakiFaculty of Humanities
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Remco Breuker in Time on South Korea’s presidential compound
The president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, has chosen not to use his presidential compound. Professor Remco Breuker states in Time that this marks a change in South Korea’s approach to the compound.
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Peter VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Introducing: Sander van der Horst
Sander van der Horst recently joined the Institute for History and the Royal Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV-KNAW). He is a PhD candidate in Cultural Histories & Decolonization in Southeast Asia. Below, he introduces himself.