2,163 search results for “language and cultural of the world” in the Student website
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Restoring the reputation of the Javanese tradition of the Uttarakāṇḍa: ‘If you ignore one of the traditions, you ignore information about the
For almost a millennium, it was rewritten time and again: the Old Javanese literary prose work Uttarakāṇḍa. The tradition soon split into two major branches: a Javanese and a Balinese one. However, until now, scholarly editions have focused solely on the Balinese version. Unjustly so, argues PhD candidate…
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Egbert Fortuin appointed professor of Russian Language and Linguistics: 'I am back'
On 1 August, Egbert Fortuin has been appointed Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics. After a five-year term as vice-dean of the Faculty Board, he is eager to fully devote himself to the study programme. His appointment can therefore be summarised in three words: 'I am back'.
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Herta Mohr Lecture 2026: Identity and Connectivity at the Oryx District
Lecture, Herta Mohr-lezing
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Jiaxin SunFaculty of Humanities
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Jurjen DonkersFaculty of Humanities
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
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Fernanda Korovsky MouraFaculty of Humanities
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Katinka ZevenFaculty of Humanities
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Ton HarmsenFaculty of Humanities
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
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The Historical Topography of Medina: Faith, Power, and Memory in Early Islamic Arabia
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Alcohol and party culture
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Lettie Dorst: ‘Translation programmes change how we interpret the world’
Associate Professor Lettie Dorst has received a Vidi grant to research how machine translation programmes such as Google Translate and ChatGPT translate words and expressions used metaphorically. This still regularly goes wrong, resulting in far too literal, incorrect and sometimes incomprehensible…
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Why the world is quantum
During the Bachelor Honours Class ‘The world is quantum’, students from various disciplines learned about the rules of nature on the smallest scale: quantum mechanics. What opportunities and dangers do they see for their field of study?
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Lifeng Han - Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities
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One language = one archaeological culture? Peruvian evidence for a richer interface between language and archaeology
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
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Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: Dissecting Latino power, language and culture
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Secondary school students grapple with Dutch texts: ‘I liked the feminist part best’
University lecturer Olga van Marion invited pupils from Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn to take part in a series of Dutch workshops organised at the University. Some the students and workshop leaders reflect on the busy morning.
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Olga LundyshevaFaculty of Humanities
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Alumna Izra ter Weer: ‘Leiden had many more connections with the rest of the world than I thought’
Izra ter Weer's mother had studied English Language and Culture in Leiden and was always so enthusiastic about her studies that Izra decided to follow in her footsteps. After completing a Master's degree in Linguistics, she now works as a consultant at strategic consultancy firm Sprenkels and organises…
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Thinley DemaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…