1,836 search results for “language culture and world view” in the Student website
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Emi YamamotoFaculty of Humanities
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Anneke Both-de VriesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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in action: Horizon grant for policy-oriented research on grassroots culture and democracy
Dr. Sara Brandellero and Dr. Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues from Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society will lead a collaborative research project funded by Horizon Europe Work Programme on Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society. #DemocracyinAction studies arts and culture-based grassroots…
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…
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How do our language rules come about?
Many of the language rules we use today were formulated in the 17th and 18th centuries. In a dual track at the universities of Leiden and Brussels, PhD candidate Eline Lismont investigated why some rules became successful while other rules were quickly forgotten.
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Technology and the State: Enlightenment Language Machines, Then and Now
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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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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Djibrila TetereouFaculty of Humanities
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Evelyn BosmaFaculty of Humanities
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Hester GrootFaculty of Humanities
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Development of broad Languages and Cultures BA programme to change to ‘Renewing and Strengthening Language Programmes’
As you may know, a draft profile for a broad BA programme in Languages and Cultures has been in development for some time. On 21 December 2021, the Faculty Board decided to end the design process of that broad bachelor’s degree programme. However, as the Faculty Board and partners in the discipline…
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Naomi TruanFaculty of Humanities
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Nargess AsghariFaculty of Humanities
- Kids Activities @ Middle Eastern Culture Market
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Nicolette MoutFaculty of Humanities
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Oriol Febrer i Vilaseca
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Thinley DemaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Axel PalmérFaculty of Humanities
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Navigating a New Culture as a PhD candidate
Personal development, Study support
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Carel SmithFaculty of Law
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Film screening and Book Launch
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Azeb AmhaAfrican Studies Centre
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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Alumni from the French Language and Culture programme return to Leiden: ‘I feel like an ambassador for the language’
The pews of the Walloon Church were filled on Friday 23 May, as more than 120 former students of the French Language and Culture programme gathered to attend mini-lectures, a short theatre performance, and a discussion about the state of the discipline.
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities