711 search results for “latin american literature” in the Staff website
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Gioconda Belli: ‘La poesía es la palabra llevada al máximo de su capacidad expresiva’
Aprovechando la conferencia Spinoza, Nanne Timmer, Universitair Docent LUCAS, le hace unas preguntas a la escritora y Premio Reina Sofía Gioconda Belli sobre su poesía y su lugar en la Nicaragua de hoy.
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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24th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics
Conference
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Duende and Café: The 40th Anniversary of Latin American Studies
“Europe must look […] southward, where the global majority resides. The BRICS countries alone represent almost 50% of the world economy and a quarter of the world trade, it is where the youngest populations lives, with an enormous amount of creative energy, something that is often lacking in the northern…
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.
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Video series: Why Latin America matters
Latin America matters! With its rich history, culture, its impressive resilience and creative innovation in the face of such a diverse array of challenges, Latin America can indeed show the way forward inspiring for positive change. Working together with Latin American institutions, our researchers…
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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant
All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image of native populations in the European mind. An ERC Starting Grant allows Dr Martin Berger to look at the bigger picture, contextualizing individual collections…
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Latin America’s fight against femicide
Across Latin America, stories of violence against women reveal how deeply gender, power en inequality are intertwined. Researcher Martín Hernán Di Marco tells how storytelling, activism and research together challenge the global cycle of violence against women and girls.
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‘We are destroying our own planet' (and Latin America pays the price)
The whole world gets raw materials from Latin America, but at the expense of nature. Håvar Solheim researches the role of organised crime in this environmental crime and Soledad Valdivia researches sustainable urban initiatives in Latin America. What do these university lecturers think the future of…
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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Gepco de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Introducing: Håvar Solheim
Håvar Solheim started his PhD at the Institute for History and the Centre for Study and Documentation of Latin-America, Amsterdam (CEDLA) April 1st 2011.
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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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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Cultural and social anthropology ERC-funded projects profiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting is one of the largest and most influential interdisciplinary scientific conferences in the world. Held annually, it serves as a global forum for presenting new research, discussing pressing societal challenges, and fostering collaboration…
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
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Jelle van Buuren Explains American Boogaloo Boys
A particular group of counter protesters have been sighted at numerous Black Lives Matter protests that were held in the United States. An extreme right movement known for its characteristic Hawaii Shirts and heavy weaponry that calls itself the Boogaloo Boys. Which is cause for concern among the American…
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From Latin America to Africa: 'I always say I ended up on the wrong continent'
During her study of Latin America, Tineke Floor laid the intercultural foundation that has served her well in her career. Floor currently works as Director Europe at African Parks, an NGO that promotes nature conservation in Africa. How does she look back on her studies? And why the leap to another…
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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the Heroine. The Construction and Performance of Female Heroism in Literature, the Visual Arts and Theatre (c. 1350-1800)
Conference
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Irina ZudinaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Between literature and law: 'Art can show us how law works and what is just'
The interplay between literature and law is what Frans-Willem Korsten wants to address as a brand-new professor of Literature, Culture and Law. That means doing research, but certainly also teaching. 'The Hague is of crucial importance for the humanities.'
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Eveline Crone receives American Award for innovation
Eveline Crone has been selected for the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society (SANS). 'It's very special to get recognition from your peers in the United States.'
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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State’s obligations on Climate Change. A Latin American Perspective
Debate, Panel and public discussion
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Japanese Literature Reading List
From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
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Taking Lives: Narratives of Latin American Femicide Perpetrators
Book launch
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Water for life: Film screening and panel discussion
Debate
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‘Liberal American foreign policy was always entangled with illiberal interests’
American foreign policy in the period after the Second World War is often characterised as liberal. This is, however, not the full picture, argues university lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe. He has been awarded a Vidi grant to research and rewrite this popular narrative.
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.