1,192 search results for “georg language and culture” in the Student website
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New podcast on one of Europe's oldest Muslim communities
For over six centuries, the Tatars have been part of Poland’s social and cultural fabric. In this 8-episode series, released weekly, professor Maurits Berger and assistant professor Ewa Górska explore how this Muslim minority has maintained its identity across generations, how Islam is practiced in…
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History and change in Sign Language Phonology
Lecture
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Kai HebelFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Simon WillmettsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Pascale EskesFaculty of Humanities
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Education administration office
Education administration offices
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang'
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to violation of human rights. PhD candidate Elke Spiessens was right in the middle of it with her research. 'The fabric of the community is being completely…
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High school students get acquainted with language studies at profile selection day
The Choose a Language Day was created to make high school students enthusiastic about choosing a linguistic profile and further education. Third-years were able to learn about different language studies at the Faculty of Humanities.
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Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
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Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’
For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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A new administrative culture starts with us
A new administrative culture. Renewed vigour. More transparency. Will it become reality with the new government? And how do you go about achieving it? By all of us striving to change together: not just politicians, but also stakeholders, civil servants, media, and civilians. That was the conclusion…
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Carina van den HovenFaculty of Humanities
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Verena LyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Who spoke what language in north-western sixth-century China?
Fifteen hundred years ago, the north-west of what we now call China was a jumble of peoples. How did those Indians, Khotanese and Tocharians influence each other and each other's languages? Associate professor Michaël Peyrot has been awarded an ERC grant of almost two million euros to unravel this 'web…
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Restoring the reputation of the Javanese tradition of the Uttarakāṇḍa: ‘If you ignore one of the traditions, you ignore information about the
For almost a millennium, it was rewritten time and again: the Old Javanese literary prose work Uttarakāṇḍa. The tradition soon split into two major branches: a Javanese and a Balinese one. However, until now, scholarly editions have focused solely on the Balinese version. Unjustly so, argues PhD candidate…
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Looking back on the Area Fair: Have you made your area and language choice yet?
As the deadline for choosing a region of study dwells on International Studies Students, on October 28th, the yearly Area Fair was held. Students could walk around the Schouwburgstraat building as presentations, stands filled with snacks from the area, and workshops were being offered.
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Anthropology graduate launches collaborative culture magazine
Cultural Anthropology students in Leiden are encouraged to think creatively and explore different ways of sharing knowledge, such as by producing zines. CADS graduate Dorota Olsavska combined her anthropological skills with her love for discovering little-known stories and writing, and earlier this…
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October. Verberne has been at LIACS since 2017 as group leader of the Text Mining and Retrieval group.
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expert Gül Aktürk Hauser investigates climate change adaptation of cultural heritage
Recently, Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser took up the position as Assistant Professor at the department of Heritage and Society. Originally an architect, she got caught up in the study of historical vernacular buildings in northeastern Turkey. Now her focus lies on the impact of climate change on cultural heri…
- International conference on Russian-language literature in emigration
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
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The language of internet memes
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Film screening and Book Launch
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Eric StormFaculty 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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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Lecture and Exhibition
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Make a difference for asylum seekers: sign up to be a (language) buddy!
Education, Social
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Master's students organise graduate conference ‘Who is Asian?’
Master's students Adam El Amraoui, Eesha Sheel, Frieda Chen and Lawrence Kurowski are organising a graduate conference. On March 26, students will gather to ponder definitions of belonging both within Asia and among Asian diasporic communities.
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Matthew SungFaculty of Humanities
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Marianne van Dijken
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities