534 search results for “language culturele and worldviews” in the Student website
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’
Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Alisa van de Haar has received an ERC Starting Grant to map out the situation in Northwest Europe between 1550 and 1650.
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Women in early modern courtrooms: 'A cross-section of society'
In early modern England, courts of law were working overtime. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers delved into the records of centuries-old court cases involving women. In Early Modern Women's Life-Writing and English Law, she reconstructs how the story they told in court differs from the one they wrote…
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Mirjam Oomens: ‘Healthcare professionals should be cautious about survival prognoses’
Mirjam Oomens was working on her PhD research on language in the consulting room when she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Four years later, she has made it her mission to encourage doctors and other healthcare professionals to make fewer statements about life expectancy. 'Such a conviction can…
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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European Day of Languages - Taalquizine
Festival
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’
A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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Jasmijn Rana onderzoekt culturele normen in hardlopen in de podcast 'Everyday Runners'
Episodes 40 and 42 of the podcast Everyday Runners by Andy Fuller and Reading Sideways Press, feature a conversation with Jasmijn Rana, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Sociology of Development.
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
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Dick SmakmanFaculty of Humanities
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Religious Studies students combat loneliness: ‘Simply acknowledging the complexity helps’
Last semester, bachelor’s students in Religious Studies spent a lot of time in community centres in Leiden. The reason: field research into loneliness in the city.
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Lifeng Han -
Emi YamamotoFaculty of Humanities
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Nargess AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
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Antje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Evgenia MouresiotiFaculty of Humanities
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Rogier CreemersFaculty of Humanities
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Remco Breuker makes documentary series about South Korea: 'The Netherlands and Korea are structurally related'
Professor Remco Breuker plays the leading role in the new documentary ‘Big in Korea’. Over three Sunday evenings, viewers can follow his journey through South Korea. How has the country developed over the past decades? And what is the impact of last December's failed coup?
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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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European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Festival
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Floris Harm studied Chinese, just like one of his ancestors: ‘We’re both trying to promote mutual understanding’
When Floris Harm took up his role as director of the Leiden Asia Centre, he made a remarkable discovery on the university website. It turned out that a past family member was one of Leiden University’s first sinologists.
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The spread of Sino-Tibetan languages, agriculture and weaving in East Asia
Lecture
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not to metaphor? How producers, products, and publics use figurative language in science communication
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
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History and change in Sign Language Phonology
Lecture
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Deniz TatFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
- International conference on Russian-language literature in emigration
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The language of internet memes
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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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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Paneldiscussie: Een Rijkdom aan Talen
Debate, Paneldiscussie
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How infants learn about language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Janet ConnorFaculty of Humanities
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Stefan NorbruisFaculty of Humanities
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Naomi TruanFaculty of Humanities
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
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Debora Campos WanderleyFaculty of Humanities
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I-Hsien LinFaculty of Humanities