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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studying
Over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortus botanicus reveals the similarities and differences in 450 years of student life.
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah MoineFaculty of Humanities
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Antoon Erftemeijer
Faculty of Humanities
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Marija Seric
Faculty of Humanities
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Xinyu DongFaculty of Humanities
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Jiaxuan Huang
Faculty of Humanities
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Andreas HofmannFaculty of Humanities
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Eva DrommelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Irene Urrutia Schroeder
Faculty of Humanities
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Lucas Vanhevel
Faculty of Humanities
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Maha AliFaculty of Humanities
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Lieske HuitsFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel Pantoja QuirozFaculty of Humanities
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Lun Jing
Faculty of Humanities
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Reynier Pet
Faculty of Humanities
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Albert LogtenbergICLON
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Elise StorckICLON
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Hans Thuis
Faculty of Humanities
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Hein Drop
Faculty of Humanities
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Timothy de ZeeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Reinier BaarsenFaculty of Humanities
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From ancient sites to heritage rescue, from digital sciences to the evolution of human origins: at Archaeology & Society, you will learn about the many multidisciplinary aspects of archaeological research.
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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A Crisis Forgotten: Sudan
Since April 2023 the current war in Sudan has brought larger death, destruction, and displacement than any other ongoing armed conflict on earth. And yet, international media coverage of the conflict remains limited.
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Hora Hester Bijl! Farewell to a rector who steered the university through turbulent times
The university bid farewell to its Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl, on 13 January during the ‘Hester’s Highlights’ symposium.
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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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Maria BoletsiFaculty of Humanities
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Gerrit DusseldorpFaculty of Archaeology
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in peace and security
Debate
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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…
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What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War?
Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…
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Laura PlezierFaculty of Humanities
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Saskia RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel SchadeFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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Yunnan Ye
Faculty of Humanities