1,805 search results for “medieval dutch literature” in the Public website
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Special Guest Lecture ‘Knickerbocker Renaissance: Dutch Schools and Slavery in the Early United States’
Lecture, Histories Connected: Special Guest Lecture
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Elite and popular religiosity among Dutch-Turkish muslims in the Netherlands
Ömer Gürlesin defended his thesis on 28 November 2018
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Hybrid art in the former Dutch East Indies: the Iko ‘oeuvre’ as shared cultural heritage
This project involves research into the oeuvre of the Sundanese sculptor Iko, who has worked for the Catholic mission in Java and has carved sculptures for a chapel and church in Ganjuran. The images were designed by the Catholic layman Jos Schmutzer and are characterized by a fusion in style and symbolism…
- Dutch Missionaries and Deaf Education in Africa between 1960-1990
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PhD position within the project 'Libraries as Links in Learning: Making the Meaning of Manuscripts'
Humanities, Centre for the Arts in Society
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Richard Jansen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Nathalie Brusgaard
Faculteit Archeologie
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Wim Voermans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Quentin Bourgeois
Faculteit Archeologie
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Marijn Nagtzaam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Oda Nuij
Faculteit Archeologie
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Carmen Kleinherenbrink
Faculty of Humanities
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Arjan Louwen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Michiel van Groesen
Faculty of Humanities
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Ronny Boogaart
Faculty of Humanities
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Ann Marie Wilson
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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The Netherlands enthralled by Spanish theatre
Joost van den Vondel is considered to be the greatest Dutch poet and playwright of his time, but he certainly wasn’t the most popular. The 17th- and 18th-century public preferred to watch ‘Spanish theatre’. University lecturer Olga van Marion has written a book about this, together with Frans Blom (University…
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Carmen van den Bergh
Faculty of Humanities
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development of best practice for, predictive modelling on behalf of Dutch Cultural Resource Management
Are predictive archaeological maps a reliable tool to play an important role in the spatial planning? One of the goals of this project was to develop best practices for the production and application of the models.
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Online tools
This section provides an overview of online tools for the study of the medieval Low Countries. The websites linked down below are often times both available in Dutch and English.
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The Golden Mean of Languages; Forging Dutch and French in the Early Modern Low Countries (1540-1620)
In The Golden Mean of Languages, Alisa van de Haar sheds new light on the debates regarding the form and status of the vernacular in the early modern Low Countries, where both Dutch and French were local tongues. The fascination with the history, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary of Dutch and French…
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Meaning and Materiality
Researchers within the cluster are committed to the close and expert analysis of the materiality and content of the arts, literature and media they study. Different types of media bring various aspects of this core interest to the fore.
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Between Admiration and Repulsion: The ‘Witch’ in Medieval Islam
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Junius Symposium: exciting new research on Old Germanic studies
While Old Germanic studies might seem dated and, regrettably, occupies a less than secure position in various academic institutions, exciting new research presented by young researchers shows that the field is still vibrant and may have a bright future. On Thursday, the 7th of April, the ‘Junius Symposium…
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living languages: A construction grammar approach to the semantics of Dutch ergens and Ancient Greek pou
In this dissertation, the types of context Dutch speakers need to interpret the poly-interpretable word ergens ‘somewhere/anywhere’ are studied.
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Mapping the Pāśupata Landscape
In Mapping the Pāśupata Landscape: Narrative, Place, and the Śaiva Imaginary in Early Medieval North India, Elizabeth A. Cecil explores the sacred geography of the earliest community of Śiva devotees called the Pāśupatas.
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Research
LUCAS’ Medieval and Early Modern (MEM) cluster brings together expertise in the fields of art, literature and media. It focuses on the arts in society in Europe and beyond during a vast period of time, from the 7th through to the 18th centuries CE.
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Colonialism Inside Out: Everyday Experience and Plural Practice in Dutch Institutions in Sri Lanka (c. 1700-1800)
Colonialism Inside Out: Everyday Experience and Plural Practice in Dutch Institutions in Sri Lanka (c. 1700-1800)
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Byzantine to Modern Pottery in the Aegean
An Introduction and Field Guide, Second and Revised Edition (15 December 2014)
- Meet our staff
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Dutch Caribbean Homicide Monitor: murder and manslaughter in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The goal of this project is to keep a close watch on the developing nature of homicide in the Dutch Caribbean region.
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The Scholarly Reception and Political Relevance of the Sublime in the Dutch Golden Age
This research will investigate which aspects of On the sublime received attention in the intellectual milieu of the seventeenth century and how the sublime found its way in the political and artistic discourse of that time. Thus I aim to shed light on the role of art in politics and society in this…
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The giant in the shadow? The Dutch security services in their political, bureaucratic, and societal context between 1912 and 1992.
Who tried to influence the mission and position of the Dutch security services between 1912 and 1992, what effect did that have on the form and contents of the security services? How to account for transformations of the security services?
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and Why Do They Go? The Radicalization and Preparatory Processes of Dutch Jihadist Foreign Fighters
How do European Muslim men and women become involved in a violent jihadist struggle abroad?
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Markets and ports in perspective
A comparative study on the spatial origin and development of towns in the northern Netherlands, 700-1400.
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Prosecuting women: a comparative perspective on crime and gender before the dutch criminal courts, c.1600-1810
In the early modern period women played a prominent role in crime. At times they even made up half of all defendants. Female criminality was a typically urban phenomenon. Why do we find so many women before the Dutch criminal courts?
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Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers
Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch Research Council pilot programme.
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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Hans Vollaard, ‘The 2017 Dutch parliamentary elections: A fragmented picture as Rutte and Wilders draw their battle lines’
The parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, scheduled for March 2017, are likely to result in a fragmented parliament and a complicated coalition formation process, according to Dutch political scientist Hans Vollaard (Leiden University).
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The road to drain or gain: Dutch private investment and economic development in late colonial and early independent Indonesia
On 20 September 2023 Mark van de Water successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Religion, Class, and the Postwar Development of the Dutch Welfare State
Religion, Class, and the Postwar Development of the Dutch Welfare State. Dennie Oude Nijhuis.
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Destination Syria: An Exploratory Study into the Daily Lives of Dutch 'Syria Travellers'
What does the daily life of those who travelled to Syria to join jihadist groups look like? Destination Syria, a new ISGA report, provides answers to this question
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From detection to sentencing: a homicide case flow analysis of the Dutch criminal justice system
Homicide engenders broad moral concerns in society, and its aftermath can be understood as a barometer for criminal justice policy. Of all homicides committed, however, only some lead to arrest, to prosecution and ultimately to conviction in court.
- In Memoriam
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Bredero in a new light
Bredero (1585-1618) was known for his farces and comedies, but he also wrote one tragedy. According to Olga van Marion and Tim Vergeer, the play's main protagonists Rodd’rick and Alphonsus were not competing for the love of a lady, but were in love with one another.
- Presenting Medieval Research at International Conferences (5 ECTS)
- Presenting Medieval Research: Registration Deadline 10 September 2020
- Workshop 'Charitable Institutions in the Early Medieval Mediterranean'
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Digging Holes Abroad. An Ethnography of Dutch Archaeological Research Projects Abroad
ASLU 27 Sjoerd van der Linde (2012)
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The World and The Netherlands: A Global History from a Dutch Perspective
This book examines the history of The Netherlands in a way that connects global processes to local developments.