545 search results for “early modern dutch history” in the Staff website
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Se Young Jang
Faculty of Humanities
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Historical continuity helped form Dutch and Belgian identities
Dutch people are far more law-abiding than they might like to think. And they are very different from the Belgians in that regard. The different approaches of the two governments towards the coronavirus crisis, for example, can be explained from the history of both countries since the Middle Ages. Historians…
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Chibuike Uche
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Maria Zisimopoulou
Faculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Koen de Ceuster
Faculty of Humanities
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Michael Herzfeld
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Leonor Faber-Jonker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Cisca Hoogendijk
Faculty of Humanities
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Patrick Gouw
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Kai Hebel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem Heiser
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kate Brackney
Faculty of Humanities
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Michel Doortmont
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Bastian Still
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Stefano Bellucci
Faculty of Humanities
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Maia Casna
Faculteit Archeologie
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Willem Zwalve
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laurens van Apeldoorn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alisa van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
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Thomas Maguire
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Simon Willmetts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Andrew Gawthorpe
Faculty of Humanities
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Roosje Peeters
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart Zantvoort
Faculty of Humanities
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Alex Reuneker
Faculty of Humanities
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Harold Kelly
Faculteit Archeologie
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…
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Svetlana Kharchenkova
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den Bergh
Faculty of Humanities
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Marie Soressi
Faculteit Archeologie
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Now available: Open Science: A Practical Guide for Early-Career Researchers
This practical guide is aimed at PhD candidates, Research Master Students, and early-career researchers from all academic disciplines. The instructions in the guide intend to inspire young researchers and to help them practice Open Science, by sharing all aspects of research as open possible.
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Manifesting Minutes and Mapping Cosmographies: Time and Place in Early Modern Deccan
Lecture, Annual Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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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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Dutch armed forces were willing to accept high casualties in Indonesia
The decolonisation war in Indonesia was violent partly because the Dutch military operated on the conviction that ‘an uprising had to be forcibly suppressed.’ This what historian Christiaan Harinck from the KITLV discovered in his PhD research.
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict?
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can countries and people reconcile with the past?
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‘As an ambassador you witness history as it unfolds’
Carmen Gonsalves has been the Dutch ambassador to Chile since this autumn. She studied history in Leiden. How useful has her degree been and what’s it like to be an ambassador? ‘Diplomacy is fascinating.’ We spoke to her just before the presidential elections.
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Between the Court and the Village: Uncovering how was Early Modern Warfare Really Waged in Southeast Asia
Lecture, COGLOSS
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje van den Heuvel shows photos of three adventurous Dutch nineteenth-century travel and photography pioneers. They created beautiful photos and photo albums…
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Krista Murchison receives Veni grant for ‘Righting and Rewriting History’
Krista Murchison, University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, received a Veni grant of 250.000 euros. Her Veni-project will explore the ‘immaterial archive’ and its social and historical significance by digitally recreating manuscripts that were destroyed during World…
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Femke Lippok
Faculteit Archeologie
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Modern Moroccan Photography
Lecture
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While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way
Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.