479 search results for “boer language” in the Student website
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Floris MeertensFaculty of Humanities
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Kumiko Hirata
Faculty of Humanities
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Crit CremersFaculty of Humanities
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Claire SmuldersICLON
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How the Republic contributed to the French colonial empire: ‘People like you and me invested’
In the 18th century, the French colonial empire teemed with protectionist laws. Nevertheless, businessmen from the Republic played an important role in the French economy, and thus in the colonial system. PhD student Tessa de Boer explored how this came about.
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The language of internet memes
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Digital guest lectures for secondary school students: 'The interdisciplinary collaboration gives me energy'
Can a robot perform a religious ritual just like a monk? And what exactly is a religious ritual? Robots and religion seem to be two different subjects, but according to university lecturer Elpine de Boer, both can make us think about what it means to be human and what we consider to be of value. Together…
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
- International conference on Russian-language literature in emigration
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Old signs & current signs in LSF (French Sign Language)
Lecture, Sign Language & Deaf People
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
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Geert BooijFaculty of Humanities
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Cornelia de Haan
Faculty of Humanities
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Eli ten Lohuis
Faculty of Humanities
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Charlotte van Haarlem
Faculty of Humanities
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Anne Marie Kuijpers
Faculty of Humanities
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Fernanda Maciel Ziober
Faculty of Humanities
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Xiao-Fang Chi
Faculty of Humanities
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Patricia Valdivia Suclla-Poppens
Faculty of Humanities
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Gea Hakker-PrinsFaculty of Humanities
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Francesco BarchiFaculty of Humanities
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How infants learn about language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
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Esther de VrindICLON
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Liselotte Polderman-Borst
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Elke Klein Holkenborg
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck wins Faculty Teaching Prize
Thijs Porck, teacher at English Language and Culture, has won the faculty teaching prize. He was lauded for his enthousiasm, his creative ways of teaching, and his commitment to his students.
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Maarten Jansen -
Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Mind tools, language and the origins of AI
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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Language Professionals on the Move: the Language Sector and Migrant Agency in Early Modern Europe
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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Share in the chair at the [s]TATTOO studio – and leave with a personal artwork
We often feel at ease in a salon chair, and the conversation soon starts to flow. That feeling will be recreated in the coming weeks in the [s]TATTOO pop-up studio. Students and staff can share their thoughts, feelings or worries – and will leave with an artwork based on their story.
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Work visit to EU Institutions in Brussels: ‘It is okay to be a generalist’
A group of eighty humanities students visited the European Commission and the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU. This work visit was organized by Career Service Humanities.
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Myra ArendsFaculty of Humanities
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Chiara RavinettoFaculty of Humanities
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Word by word, the first modern Japanese-Dutch dictionary is nearing completion
It was more than twenty years ago that the plan for a Japanese-Dutch dictionary was born. Now it contains over 65,000 words, and completion is tentatively coming into view. Dictionary makers Oscar Veltink and Hetty Geerdink-Verkoren talk about their enthusiasm for this decades-long mammoth task.
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Svetlana Kharchenkova on The Diplomat about decreased number of U.S. books in China
The number of books by U.S. authors released in China has drastically decreased in recent years. Assistant professor Svetlana Kharchenkova wrote an article about this for the Diplomat.
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Frank Pieke on BBC: ‘Corruption charges have become Xi's main basis of power’
Professor emeritus Frank Pieke speaks on BBC and BBC Vietnamese about Xi Jinpings ongoing fight against corruption within the Communist Party.
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Sulakshana de Mel in The Examiner: ‘When you look at food as a lens of your analysis, there’s so much you can read’
PhD candidate Sulakhana de Mel discusses the link between geography, trade and food in Sri Lankan newspaper The Examiner.
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Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes for good education?
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Anna van Ark is doing an internship at the Rijksmuseum: ‘I’ve always wanted to be a curator’
Master’s student Anna van Ark has landed her dream internship at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. For three months, she’ll be shadowing the curator and conducting research on Japanese prints for the acquisitions team.
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Eric Storm in several Spanish media about his book Nationalism
Several Spanish media paid attention to associate professor Eric Storm’s new book Nationalism.
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities