334 search results for “crime history” in the Staff website
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Thomas Maguire
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Hakan Külcü
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simon Willmetts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Leiden 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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Judith Pollmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Henk te Velde
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Tsolin Nalbantian
Faculty of Humanities
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Gabriël hung a huge board covered in post-it reminders behind his laptop, Molly was glad that the members of the selection committee…
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Jay Huang
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gina van Ling
Faculty of Humanities
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Marijana Vujosevic
Faculty of Humanities
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Francesco Busti
Faculty of Humanities
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
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Ruurd Halbertsma
Faculty of Humanities
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Havar Solheim
Faculty of Humanities
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Rieneke Sonnevelt
Faculty of Humanities
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Nina Jaspers
Faculteit Archeologie
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Johannes Müller
Faculty of Humanities
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Kees Verduin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Göran Sundholm
Faculty of Humanities
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Jorrit Smit
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ivo Smits
Faculty of Humanities
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Claire Vergerio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Patricio Silva
Faculty of Humanities
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Martijn Manders
Faculteit Archeologie
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Thijs Brocades Zaalberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Arnold Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Toon Kerkhoff
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust
In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…
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Dirk Alkemade
Faculty of Humanities
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Alexander Geurds
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hans-Jan van Kralingen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mehdy Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
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Elsemieke Daalder
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Adriaan van der Weel
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonor Veiga de Oliveira Matos Guilherme Ponsar
Faculty of Humanities
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Maria van der Schaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Egbert Koops
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Abdourahamane Idrissa Abdoulaye
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Ahab Bdaiwi
Faculty of Humanities
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Carel Smith
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid