135 search results for “global slavery” 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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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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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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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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Lancering The Hague Global Futures Hub
Conference
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jan MelissenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Una Europa webinar: Building Global Networks through Heritage
How can academics build global networks and why is this important? Join this webinar on 22 May at 12 noon CET to hear perspectives and experiences related to these questions from Una Europa, an alliance of 11 leading European research universities. Registration is not required - simply join the…
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in Dutch
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in English
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Scientific Conduct for PhDs (Governance and Global Affairs)
Research
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Daan WeggemansFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Valerio BarbarossaScience
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Arthur van BuitenenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Call for papers: Graduate workshop Making and Remaking Heritage in Global Context
Research
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Leonard Blussé van Oud AlblasFaculty of Humanities
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Jean Yves Ndzana NdzanaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden
Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.
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Felicia RosuFaculty of Humanities
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Chengyi LiuScience
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Glenn Aguilar HernandezScience
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Ruben Gonzalez VicenteFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Tim EnweremFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Weilin HuangScience
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Densua MumfordFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anne UilhoornScience
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Michiel VeldhuisScience
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Tristan MostertFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis BroedersFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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Leiden conference seeks out emerging trends in global governance
Global challenges require global governance answers. That’s why on 5 - 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) has chosen the theme 'Emerging Trends in Global Governance' for its annual conference. Researchers, students and practitioners…
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Simcha Jong Kon ChinScience
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Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University seventh in global sustainability ranking
Leiden University has taken seventh place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Almost 1,000 universities from all over the world participate in the ranking.
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Leiden University 14th in global sustainability ranking
Leiden University has taken 14th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities.
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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Royal honour for Gert Oostindie
Gert Oostindie, Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, has been made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was awarded the royal honour by Leiden mayor Henri Lenferink after giving his valedictory lecture, ‘The future of the colonial past’, in the Academy Building of Leiden University…