1,079 search results for “history of south afrika” in the Student website
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Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social groups.
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Herrera Malatesta -
Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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Southeast Asia as method, History as prevention Decentering the history of measles (to better control the disease?)
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.
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Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.'
When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. University Lecturer in the history of Islam, Edmund Hayes wants this to change. His new ERC-funded project , focuses on the development of the early Shia community.
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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Sjoerd RamackersFaculty of Humanities
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Emma SowFaculty of Humanities
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Edurne de WildeFaculty of Humanities
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Nuranisa NuranisaFaculty of Humanities
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Femke FakkeldijFaculty of Humanities
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Muhammad AsyrafiFaculty of Humanities
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Mamadjibeye MamadjibeyeFaculty of Humanities
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Jorge BlakeFaculty of Humanities
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Melinda SusantoFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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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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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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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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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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Ancient History Research Seminar, Student Presentations
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Jasper DekkerFaculty of Humanities
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Henk ZoomersFaculty of Humanities
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Eddie MeijerFaculty of Humanities
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Willem de VriesFaculty of Humanities
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Sulakshana de MelFaculty of Humanities
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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PhD candidate Didi van Trijp researches: When is a fish a fish?
Bird, butterfly, fish: when you look through a children’s book, you usually don’t think about the fact that humans divided these animals, depicted in bright colours, into categories. Yet, this division has been discussed for centuries. In her PhD dissertation, Didi van Trijp shows how natural scientists…
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Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films
What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.