906 search results for “intellectual history” in the Student website
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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Andrew Gawthorpe
I am a scholar whose research focuses on the modern and contemporary United States. Though a historian by training, my work engages with insights from other disciplines, particularly international relations and American politics. I am currently the principal investigator on the NWO Vidi-funded project…
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Sandra Manickam
Sandra Khor Manickam is a historian of colonial Malaya and Southeast Asia with an emphasis on the history of anthropology, race and medicine.is a historian of colonial Malaya and Southeast Asia with an emphasis on the history of anthropology, race and medicine.
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Jonker
Leonor Jonker (1987) is a historian, author, and artist. She was the scientific curator of an exhibition on the Namibian genocide at the Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris (25 November 2016 - 12 March 2017).
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Alicia Schrikker appointed Professor History of The Netherlands in the world
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor History of The Netherlands in the world, effective 1 January 2026. The chair is based at the Institute for History at the Faculty of Humanities.
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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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Jürgen Zangenberg
Jürgen Zangenberg is professor for the History and Culture of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Mariana Françozo - Jos Raadschelders
- Willem Heiser
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Remco Breuker
Remco Breuker is a historian of Korea and Northeast Asia, who works on medieval Korean and Northeast Asian history and on contemporary North Korean affairs. He published on the medieval state of Koryo, Korean historiography, Northeast Asia and North Korea, as well as literary translations from Korean…
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Annachiara Raia
I have always been fascinated by the cultural and linguistic interaction between Arabic speakers and Bantu speakers in Eastern Africa up to Southern Somalia as well as by the Islamic influences and their impact along the East African coast. These interests motivated my choice of studying Classical Arabic…
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Surya Suryadi
Surya Suryadi is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.
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Bart Zantvoort
Bart Zantvoort is a Lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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Matthew BroadFaculty of Humanities
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Guest Lecture: The Intellectuals and Apparatchiks: A Look at the Government-Aligned Intellectual Scene in Turkey
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer
Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Cisca Hoogendijk
Cisca Hoogendijk is a guest researcher at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.
- Suzan ten Heuw
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Jeroen Duindam appointed new academic director of the Institute for History
The Institute for History has a new academic director. Professor of Early Modern History Jeroen Duindam will take on this role from 1 September. ‘You can only do this job properly if you make time for it.’
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana Vujosevic
Marijana Vujosevic is university lecturer moral and political philosophy at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Laurens van Apeldoorn
Laurens van Apeldoorn is an assistant professor of tax law at Leiden University.
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
- Maria Zisimopoulou
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Student Support Groups, for group contact
Student Support Groups offer a safe, confidential space for learning, sharing, and connecting with others. Join one of our groups and engage in guided conversations based on your experiences, alongside fellow students and a student-guide. Sessions take place once a week, for a period of six consecutive…
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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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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi Gam
Walter Gam Nkwi is Assistant Professor at the Institute for History.
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jorrit SmitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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.'