737 search results for “literature” in the Student website
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
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Gepco de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Geert PrinsFaculty of Humanities
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Mineke Schipper-de LeeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Sander BaxFaculty of Humanities
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Claudia BouteligierFaculty of Law
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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English version podcast ‘Scandal and controversy in Russian literature’ launched
Following the success of the Dutch version, the podcast 'Scandal and Controversy in Russian Literature' is now also available in English. Senior University Lecturer Otto Boele guides listeners through eight infamous texts in this version.
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Paula Esteves dos Santos JordaoFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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Between literature and law: 'Art can show us how law works and what is just'
The interplay between literature and law is what Frans-Willem Korsten wants to address as a brand-new professor of Literature, Culture and Law. That means doing research, but certainly also teaching. 'The Hague is of crucial importance for the humanities.'
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in cooperation: the representation of the Indonesian massacre in literature
How do you recount historic events if you are not allowed to talk about them? For his dissertation, Taufiq Hanafi tried to find out how a period of mass murder – despite heavy censorship – found a place in Indonesian literature. PhD defence 31 March.
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PriceFaculty of Law
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Eric van HoofAdministration and Central Services
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Oriol Febrer i VilasecaFaculty of Humanities
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Rianti ManullangFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Korean - Dutch Literature Night
Reading & Panel Discussion
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Teaching Prize: ‘It’s an encouragement to further develop passion for literature and education’
Assistant professor Carmen Van den Bergh has been nominated for the Leiden University Teaching Prize. ‘I combine literature education with social relevance and personal experience.’
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Raia receives NWO Impact Explorer grant: ‘We want to ensure that literature is once again voiced by its own society and resonates beyond it’
For decades, the trade in pocketbooks prescribing how to be a good Muslim flourished in East Africa, but in recent years the number of books in circulation has been declining. University lecturer Annachiara Raia is the recipient of an Impact Explorer grant to revive this tradition, in cooperation with…
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…