526 search results for “russian and slavery linguistics” in the Staff website
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Johan VisserFaculty of Humanities
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Andries van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Heleen SmitsAfrican Studies Centre
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Felicia RosuFaculty of Humanities
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
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researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery
In a speech on Keti Koti the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, apologised on behalf of the royal family for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery. What is the significance of this?
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Eugénie StapertFaculty of Humanities
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Historical research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism
Leiden University contributed to colonialism and slavery through its research and teaching. And governors and residents of Leiden had an active role in colonial networks. These are the findings of two explorative studies presented on 3 April.
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Bart AlewijnseFaculty of Humanities
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Frits KortlandtFaculty of Humanities
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Rita SpithoffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in English
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in Dutch
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities