Conference | Symposium
Humanities PhD Symposium 2026
- PhD councils of Leiden University’s Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), Centre for Linguistics (LUCL), and Institute for History (LUIH)
- Date
- Friday 12 June 2026
- Time
- Address
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Lipsius
Cleveringaplaats 1
2311 BD Leiden - Room
- 1.23
This second edition of Humanities PhD Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for PhD candidates from across the humanities to share and discuss their ongoing research with peers and faculty members in an open, supportive setting. Speakers include Leiden University PhD candidates in arts, history, area studies, linguistics, philosophy, and related fields.
The symposium does not follow a specific theme, as it aims to offer any of us a platform to present work at any stage – from developed papers to emerging ideas or questions you are struggling with. Each speaker will have up to 15 minutes to present their topic, followed by a 15-minute Q&A.
Registration
Programme
The programme for the day is as follows:
|
10:00 |
Introduction |
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10:15 |
Pichayapat Naisupap (LUIH): Global Entanglements in the Dutch East India Company’s Knowledge and Management of Elephants in Early Modern Ceylon |
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10:45 |
Dominique Loviscach (LUCL): Working towards a grammar of Mararit |
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11:15 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 |
Nainunis Aulia Izza (LIAS): Visualizing the Non-Deity: A Stylistic Study of Dynamic and Demonic Figures in Padang Lawas |
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12:00 |
Chris Flinterman (LUCAS): Reviving the world of 1920s Berlin through the authenticity effect |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 |
Rebecca Nicastri (LUIP): Mullā Ṣadrā and ‘ālam al-mithāl: The role of the intermediate level within the hierarchy of reality |
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14:30 |
Arie Elsenaar (LUCL): The Dutch smoes |
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15:00 |
Youssef Cherif (LIAS): Pan-Arabism after Pan-Arabism: Legitimacy, Discourse, and Regional Identity in Tunisia and Libya |
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15:30 |
Coffee break |
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16:00 |
Tony van der Togt (LUIH): Changing Russian strategic narratives towards Europe in the Putin era |
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16:30 |
Jing Zhao (LUCL): From Acoustic Signal to Social Judgment: How Native Mandarin Listeners Perceive and Evaluate Human and AI-Generated Voices |
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17:00 |
Borrel |
We also warmly invite faculty members to attend and offer their valuable insights. PhD and thesis supervisors are encouraged to share this call with their PhD candidates and to support their participants. RMA students are also welcome to attend. This event is a great opportunity to engage with vibrant new research and contribute to ongoing academic discussions.
We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an engaging and inspiring event.