582 search results for “africa history” in the Student website
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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mariana Françozo -
Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew BroadFaculty of Humanities
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature
Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.
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Carolien JacobsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Josien de KlerkFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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André LeliveldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno AllahissemFaculty of Humanities
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José María Castro IbarraFaculty of Humanities
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appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jorrit SmitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Erik BähreFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Thomas MaguireFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Simon WillmettsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Crisófia Langa da CâmaraFaculty of Humanities
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Deborah OyuuFaculty of Humanities
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Tobias van der WalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Hans TheunissenFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid