318 search results for “reading life” in the Library website
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American Politics and the 2020 Presidential Elections - A Reading List
The United States seems to be embroiled in one of the most contentious electoral battles in its history. In fact, presidential elections have become ever more contested over the past decades. In the past few years, and even centuries, researchers and authors have sought to explain issues that are currently…
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James Bond, the cultural phenomenon - a reading list
With the creation of James Bond, author Ian Fleming laid the foundation for a sprawling media franchise. Since the first novel appeared in 1953, Bond has appeared in books, movies, comic strips, video games and countless other media. On September 30, the twenty-fifth instalment of the film series, 'No…
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Ester van der VoetFaculty of Science
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Carlos Felipe Blanco RochaFaculty of Science
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Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks - a reading list
On Saturday 11 September, it will be 20 years since two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in the very heart of Manhattan. The images of smoking towers are etched into the memories of many, not only in the United States, but all over the world. September 11 became the subject of much research,…
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a reading list
Tensions between Israel and Palestine again reached fever pitch in May, with hundreds of – mainly Palestinian – deaths as a result. Now that a ceasefire offers some respite, there is an opportunity to reflect on the history of the conflict. Are there lessons to be learned from the past? How do historians…
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History of the Black Pete debate – a reading list
For years now, the debate around Black Pete in the Netherlands has been one of the most controversial topics in the public sphere. And the intensity of the debate hasn’t waned much over time. According to some, Black Pete is just a character in a harmless tradition aimed at children, while others speak…
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Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list
In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of a problem is it? International research into voter turnout can shed new light on this issue – and offer possible solutions.
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
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Zarlasht KhorsandFaculty of Science
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Margot TjalmaFaculty of Science
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Elise CaspersFaculty of Science
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Sylvestre BonnetFaculty of Science
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…
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Can you still trust the (Dutch) government? – a reading list
The democratic legal order can only function optimally if there is sufficient trust between citizens and government. Citizens must be able to trust that rules and procedures are observed and that legal protection is guaranteed for everyone at all times and everywhere. This trust has been seriously damaged…
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Dmitri FilippovFaculty of Science
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René OlsthoornFaculty of Science
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Edgar M. BlokhuisFaculty of Science
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Jaap BrouwerFaculty of Science
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Marga Sikkema-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Priya RamcharanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mark HazekampFaculty of Medicine
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Marlies ReindersFaculty of Medicine
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Douwe AtsmaFaculty of Medicine
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Annemieke Aartsma-RusFaculty of Medicine
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Johannes VerschuurenFaculty of Medicine
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Arn van den MaagdenbergFaculty of Medicine
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
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Michel FerrariFaculty of Medicine
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Robert HoebenFaculty of Medicine
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Wilco AchterbergFaculty of Medicine
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Christoph KellerFaculty of Science
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Hilde Zwaan-van der Plas
Faculty of Science
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Koen KuijkenFaculty of Science
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Ignas SnellenFaculty of Science
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Jarle BrinchmannFaculty of Science
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Frans van LunterenFaculty of Science
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Vincent IckeFaculty of Science
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Jacqueline HodgeFaculty of Science
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Joop SchayeFaculty of Science
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Matthew KenworthyFaculty of Science
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Rychard BouwensFaculty of Science
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Xander TielensFaculty of Science
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Willem Jan BosFaculty of Medicine
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Etienne BourelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Reading list - The Rise of China and the New Global Order
In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country asserts itself more boldly on the world stage; not only in relation to nearby countries and places such as Taiwan, Japan, and other countries that share…
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Rene KleijnFaculty of Science
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Stephanus HuijbregtsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marcellus UbbinkFaculty of Science