335 search results for “decolonization in south asia” in the Student website
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Students Sander, Linde and Melle create an online exhibition for the University Library
With a recently published major research project and an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the struggle for independence in Indonesia has been thrusted back into the spotlight. Leiden University is devoting attention to this topic as well. History students Sander van der Horst and Melle van Maanen joined…
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Frank PiekeFaculty of Humanities
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
- Summer winter schools
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Perspectives on Taiwan's Cultural and Public Diplomacy
Conference, Workshop
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteASSC
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Rombouts-Shilin Conference
Conference
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Manga and Militarism
Lecture
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Utagawa Hiroshige: The Landscape Artist as Pathfinder
Lecture
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The World of Smallpox Picture Books: The Red Books for Smallpox in the Edo Period
Lecture
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An Unusually Caring Chigo (Buddhist Acolyte): The Medieval Japanese Tale of a Homoerotic Love Triangle and Its Hollow Center
Lecture
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Living the (Proletarian) Life: Sata Ineko’s Autobiographical Writing
Lecture
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Tradition and Transformation: Japanese Woodblock Prints from Meiji to 20th Century mokuhanga
Lecture
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National(ist) Media: Platform, Participation, and the Rise of Digital Populism in Japan
Lecture
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Onwards to noble death! War representation in the manga of Shigeru Mizuki
Lecture
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Bijutsu: The Key Issue of Contemporary Japanese Art
Lecture
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Indira RatwatteFaculty of Humanities
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Roozbeh SeyediFaculty of Humanities
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Samten YeshiFaculty of Humanities
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John Sunday OjoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Nobuyuki SuzukiFaculty of Humanities
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Anne GerritsenFaculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’
After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…
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Maha AliFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Yasmin Saghafi AmeriFaculty of Humanities
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Alumnus Rennie Roos: ‘My work has more impact in Indonesia’
While studying Indonesian languages and cultures, Rennie Roos started a company. Today he has been working in Indonesia for more than eight years. Where does his love for this country come from? And how does he look back on his studies? ‘I actually wanted to become a pilot.’
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Ōtsuka Kusuoko (1875-1910) in the Meiji Literary Field: Models of Authorship between keishū sakka and the "New Woman"
Lecture
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
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China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’
Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to contend with. Is so much going wrong nowadays? Not at all, says Professor by Special Appointment Sjoerd Keulen. ‘It’s one of the methods that makes democracy…
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Sarthak BagchiFaculty of Humanities
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road
Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition depicts life and different cultures along this important trade route.
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Chinese Labor Migration to the Dutch East Indies
Lecture, China Seminar
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities