424 search results for “indigenous people present” in the Student website
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Archaeology students play important role in visit indigenous Ka’apor people
As part of Mariana Françozo’s BRASILAE project, a group of representatives of the Ka’apor people was invited to visit Leiden. The Ka’apor, an indigenous people from Brazil, are some of the present-day relatives of the Tupi-speaking peoples who used to live in the northeastern region of Brazil, claimed…
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Lydia van de Fliert -
Fang-I ChuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people
New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people: ‘For them the Dutch were another piece on the political chess board’
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Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia
Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…
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Maarten Jansen -
Lucas da Costa Maciel -
Myfel PalugaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Intan SariFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien JacobsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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The wisdom of the Nahua
Indigenous philosophies have been ignored for too long. This prompted Osiris González Romero to study the wisdom of the Nahua in Mexico. Their philosophy has an important message for the consumption society: see the earth and nature as living beings and not just as resources. PhD defence 22 June.
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Françozo launches collaborative research with Tupinambá and Mapuche people with NWO Vici grant
Dr Mariana Françozo has been awarded a prestigious NWO Vici grant for a five year research project that brings together Indigenous communities, museum collections and interdisciplinary scholarship. Her project focuses on the histories and contemporary challenges of two Indigenous peoples in South America:…
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Carolina Pereira De Queiroz Monteiro -
Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Tentoonstelling: Het onvertelde Caribische verhaal
Het zichtbaar maken van ongeschreven verhalen van inheemse culturen en volken van de Cariben. Dat doet de tentoonstelling ‘Caribbean Ties’ in de Oude UB.
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Caroline Fernandes CaromanoFaculty of Humanities
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Household Slavery: 'An Overlooked Method of Enslaving People'
When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor's new Veni research sheds light on a lesser-known method, whereby indigenous populations were enslaved through the households of colonisers.
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Mark KlaassenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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BSc Thesis presentation Wouter IJkema on Thursday June 18 @ 10.45h in BW.0.40
Education
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MSc Thesis presentation Bora Güngör on Wednesday June 3@ 10.30h at Nikhef
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Msc Thesis presentation Bora Güngör on Thursday 18 June @ 16.00h online
Education
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with batteries: exploring the role of social robots in care for older people
From toy cats that purr to robot dogs that bark: what do such technologies mean for older people, healthcare providers and family members? A Dutch Research Council (NWO) Veni grant is enabling anthropologist Tanja Ahlin to investigate how animal-shaped robots can contribute to care for older people…
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
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Asmaa KhadimFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis BosFaculty of Humanities
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BSc Thesis presentation Joep Kraakman on Thursday 18 June @ 13:40 in BW.0.40 (Gorlaeus building)
Education
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Rethinking the Wereldmuseum Leiden through Indigeneity and Contemporary Art
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Podcast: The art of Presenting
We have the pleasure of hosting organisational psychologist Fieke Harinck. Fieke is an expert on negotiation, communication skills and improvisation and co-author of the book ‘The Art of Presenting’. She shares invaluable insights and advice on how to deliver impactful presentations that captivate your…
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Visualizing Multispecies Resistance: Pan-Amazonian Indigenous Perspectives
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Adam Benfer -
Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The power of compliments for young people, by young people
After receiving positive feedback from peers, socially anxious young people feel as confident about themselves as their non-anxious counterparts. 'These young people are then able to handle new social situations more confidently,’ says Leiden psychologist Anne Miers. Her research is published in the…
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Bombastic publications encouraged millions of Dutch people to emigrate
After the Second World War almost three million people emigrated from the Netherlands to countries such as Canada and Australia. The government information was anything but objective, Professor by Special Appointment of Dutch Studies/Dutch Literature Ton van Kalmthout concludes in his inaugural lect…
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Jennifer Swerida -
Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’
An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not differ much from the people at the other end of the world."
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Book presentation: Coping with Versnel
At a festive book presentation on the 21st of July Prof. em. Henk Versnel received a copy of the volume Coping with Versnel. This historiographical volume highlights the important position of Versnel’s work in the study of religion in the ancient world.
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Student Cabinet presents ‘coalition agreement’
The Student Cabinet, a shadow cabinet with students from the Dutch universities, has presented its first ‘coalition agreement’. As Minister for New Democracy, Leiden student Zeineb Romdhane says inclusion should form ‘the basis of our democracy’.
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Psychology Media Presentation 2024
Also in 2024, our colleagues from the Institute of Psychology were visible in the media in various ways. Check out their appearances in Dutch media, from NRC to the Podcast psychologist.
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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Psychology Media Presentation 2024
In 2025, our colleagues from the Institute of Psychology once again made a strong presence in the media. From (inter)national newspapers to podcasts, discover where they shared their expertise in the media this year.