616 search results for “histories” in the Student website
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
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Antje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
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‘Drawing for Dummies’, but in the Renaissance
The way the great masters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries learned to draw is more similar to a present-day drawing class or book than you might think. Professor of ‘Art on Paper and Parchment’ Yvonne Bleyerveld tells us about the art of copying and model books.
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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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A special procession – just like 450 years ago
An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.
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Gijs DreijerFaculty of Humanities
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Pablo Merayo MontesFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
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Pichayapat NaisupapFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Nestor Marin Bravo
Faculty of Humanities
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David Home Valenzuela
Faculty of Humanities
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Tomás Díaz
Faculty of Humanities
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Mariana Gaba
Faculty of Humanities
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Christiaan van Beek
Faculty of Humanities
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Felipe Cousiño
Faculty of Humanities
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Felix BoschFaculty of Humanities
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Joaquin Fernandez Abara
Faculty of Humanities
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Cristian Saavedra Bastía
Faculty of Humanities
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Juliët TinebraFaculty of Humanities
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Alliance Mango Kubota
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Carlos Rilling Tenorio
Faculty of Humanities
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Gabriel Veppo de Lima
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahdis Mirzadeh
Faculty of Humanities
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Harold van der Kraan
Faculty of Humanities
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Andrea Bravo Lee
Faculty of Humanities
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Macarena Alegria Garcia
Faculty of Humanities
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Daphne EngelFaculty of Humanities
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Nadia Rojas
Faculty of Humanities
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Theresa St John
Faculty of Humanities
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Sil DoumaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ody DwicahyoFaculty of Humanities
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Nicole Pereira Ríos
Faculty of Humanities
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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Lucinda Truijers-JansenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rob Cullum
Faculty of Humanities
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Melania Brito Clavijo
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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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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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities