New: The Academic Pride Podcast
Could you truly be yourself at Leiden University over the past 450 years? This question is at the heart of the first episode of ‘The Academic Pride Podcast’, available now.
The topic ties in with the theme of the university’s Pride boat last year, ‘450 Years of Being Yourself’. That title invites reflection, because: is it really true that you could always be yourself at Leiden University? That question formed the basis for this podcast [this year, Leiden University didn't participate in the Canal Parade, but in the Pride Walk, ed.].
Presenter Camilla Kwende, a student assistant at the Diversity and Inclusion Expertise Office, speaks with Looi van Kessel, an assistant professor of literary studies and gender studies and former chair of the LGBTQ+ network, and Pieter Slaman, the university historian and theme lead for academic freedom at Leiden University.
The central question is whether, throughout Leiden University’s 450-year history, there has been room to be yourself. Together, they look back on the history of Leiden and the university from an academic perspective. Spanning the 18th and 19th centuries through to the rise of emancipation movements in the 20th century, the conversation moves across different periods and arrives at a question that remains relevant today: how do academic freedom and a safe, inclusive university relate to one another?
The podcast is recorded in Dutch. A transcript is available in both Dutch and English.
Listen to The Academic Pride Podcast
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This podcast is made possible by Epping Productions, a production company led by podcast professional Timo Epping, an educator at the National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden).