258 search results for “medieval literature” in the Staff website
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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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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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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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Nick TombergeFaculty of Humanities
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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in cooperation: the representation of the Indonesian massacre in literature
How do you recount historic events if you are not allowed to talk about them? For his dissertation, Taufiq Hanafi tried to find out how a period of mass murder – despite heavy censorship – found a place in Indonesian literature. PhD defence 31 March.
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Temporary order form for trade literature
Facility, Finance
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French literature via Classiques Garnier Numérique
Library
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
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Jip BarreveldFaculteit Archeologie
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
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New in the library: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
Library
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Eric van HoofBestuursbureau
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Library, Research
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LUCAS Medieval and Early Modern Cluster Meeting
Lecture
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Weishuo LiFaculteit Archeologie
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Mette LangbroekFaculteit Archeologie
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads'
Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investigation. PhD candidate Mette Langbroek, usually at home studying early medieval beads, had the opportunity to work on a publication and exhibition on 5000…
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Letty ten HarkelFaculteit Archeologie
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Francesco BustiFaculty of Humanities
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Judith BosnakFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Wim TiggesFaculty of Humanities
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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New publication investigates curious shift of 7th century burial practices
At the end of the 7th century something curious occurs in Northwestern Europe. Suddenly, people start burying the dead next to their dwellings instead of in communal cemeteries. Professor Frans Theuws recently published a book on this phenomenon. ‘We wanted to know if the study of these farmyard burials…
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LUCAS Conference 'Practices in Comparative Medievalism'
Conference
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A Physicochemical Study of Medieval and Post-Medieval Ceramics from the Aegean
PhD defence
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Medieval Mediterranean Study Group Introduction Symposium
Conference
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Between Admiration and Repulsion: The ‘Witch’ in Medieval Islam
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series