87 search results for “empires and slavery” in the Library website
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Lisa AnsemsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Marlon KruizingaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ekaterina (Kate) PukhovaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Sofia de JongFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Koen CaminadaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Felicia RosuFaculty of Humanities
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gitta VeldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gieneke TeeuwenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jessie PoolFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Camille LefebvreFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculteit Archeologie
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Jean-Pierre van der RestFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Niek StrohmaierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Caribbean Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Caribbean Studies
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
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Oran KennedyFaculty of Humanities
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Melanie GrossFaculty of Humanities
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Erik OdegardFaculty of Humanities
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Bleda DüringFaculteit Archeologie
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Neske BaerwaldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paul KloegUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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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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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Márcia GonçalvesFaculty of Humanities
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Helen PluutFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Maartje van der WoudeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
Satellite conference
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Our favourites for the summer - reading list
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) not only hold academic material, but also many novels, collections of poetry, non-fiction works and even cookbooks. Is there still some space on your summer reading list? Take a look at the list below and borrow your book through the UBL.
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‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
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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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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University Libraries acquires a rare map of Suriname
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has acquired a rare manuscript map of Suriname. The map from 1830 is almost 2.5 meters long and is highly detailed. It was hand-drawn by Helmuth Hendrik Hiemcke (1808-1858), one of the official surveyors employed by the colonial administration, and shows Suriname in…
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Online exhibition Borderlands - Ukraine in historical maps
The war against Ukraine did not start in February 2022, but in the spring of 2014 when Russia suddenly annexed Crimea and supported separatist militias in the Donbas. Last year, president Putin called for a restored geopolitical and spiritual trinity of Greater Russians, Belarusians and Lesser Russians…
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Thesis assistance
Do you need help with writing your thesis or do you have a question about using the library? Take a look at the sources below.
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Classics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Classics