670 search results for “latin american” in the Staff website
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty 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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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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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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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Book Presentation ‘The Far Right in Latin America’
Lecture
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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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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Gabriel InzaurraldeFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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24th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics
Conference
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
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Luz RodriguezFaculty 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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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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Taking Lives: Narratives of Latin American Femicide Perpetrators
Book launch
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
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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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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Debate, Panel discussion
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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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The Monroe Doctrine Refurbished? The US-Latin American relations under Trump 2: Exploring possible scenarios
Lecture
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Celebrating 40 Years of the Latin American Studies Program at Leiden
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Nanne TimmerFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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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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Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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contexts of mass atrocities: examining the experiences from the Latin American region
PhD defence
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Starting at the root: P'urhepecha and the early history of American lexicography
Lecture
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
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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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Strengthening Mental Health Research during Food for Thought Event – Health & Wellbeing
On 26 May, the Food for Thought lunch meeting about Mental Health Disorders brought together researchers from across Leiden University to explore how interdisciplinary collaboration can strengthen research and societal impact. Moderated by Judy Veldhuijzen, the session positioned mental health within…
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for her research on darkness in contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.