1,509 search results for “history of south africa” in the Student website
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.
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Ben SchoenmakerFaculty of Humanities
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.
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European integration and the United States: Have we reached the end of the "Cold War aberration"?
Lecture, European Union Seminar / CHEI Seminar
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Photo Report Cluster South
The renovation of the South Cluster has been in full swing over the recent period. As the completion date approaches, no later than 1 April, we're excited to provide you with a glimpse of the current state of the building.
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan
International Institute Asian Studies
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History May 2026
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History March 2026
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History November 2025
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History February 2026
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History April 2026
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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Leo LucassenFaculty of Humanities
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Kees Verduin
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter van BeekAfrican Studies Centre
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Ideophones in Brazilian Portuguese: focusing on Afro-diasporic contexts in Brazil
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Antje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Wim van den DoelExecutive Board
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrican Studies Centre
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‘Podcast gives its listeners a sense of identity and belonging’
In the Netherlands, when we talk about the United Nations, the conversation is almost always about the member states from the northern hemisphere. But the most interesting players come from the ‘Global South’, Professor Alanna O'Malley and her team argue in a podcast.
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Public lecture by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe
Lecture
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Glenn Aguilar HernandezFaculty of Science
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Harry StroomerFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
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Doreen MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2022: Robert Okello
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2022 is Robert Okello for his thesis on rural women’s legal empowerment through digital technology in Northern Uganda. Robert did his Master in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas van WalravenAfrican Studies Centre