2,144 search results for “language and culture of the world” in the Student website
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Alumna Izra ter Weer: ‘Leiden had many more connections with the rest of the world than I thought’
Izra ter Weer's mother had studied English Language and Culture in Leiden and was always so enthusiastic about her studies that Izra decided to follow in her footsteps. After completing a Master's degree in Linguistics, she now works as a consultant at strategic consultancy firm Sprenkels and organises…
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.
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Thinley DemaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculty of Archaeology
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Floris KeehnenFaculty of Archaeology
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Send in your (Dutch) essay on AI and Culture for the Gerrit Krol Award 2025
Education, Research
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick DegryseFaculty of Archaeology
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Nainunis Aulia IzzaFaculty of Humanities
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Irina RidzuanFaculty of Humanities
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
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Anthropologist Radhika Gupta Explains India-Pakistan historical and cultural relation in NOS Interview
Learn how the daily Attari-Wagah border ceremony continues despite political tensions between India and Pakistan. Anthropologist Radhika Gupta offers insights into the complex historical and cultural relationship between these two nations in this recent NOS article.
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Bert BotmaFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Henrike JansenFaculty of Humanities
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a hard time with uncertainty? This may influence how you perceive the world
Always taking the same route to work, going for that one dish in restaurants and going on the same holiday each summer: this may ring a bell for those who don’t like uncertainty. Researchers are now discovering that this aversion affects how we understand the world.
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Workplace and Community: the social and cultural processes of labour movements
Hari Nugroho explores the role of local dynamics in shaping Indonesian labour movements. By focusing on the micro-level, this research reveals how labour organisation strategies are influenced by individual actors' personal histories, their interactions, and the way in which they respond the local economic…
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their experiences: ‘The highlight of past year? New friendships and cultural exchanges.’
The academic year is drawing to a close, and summer is on the horizon. FGGA students are working hard to wrap everything up. We asked some of them to reflect on the past year and share their insights and tips for fellow students.
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‘Human Rights and the World Cup Qatar’ debate: ‘World Cup football is never just about sport’
Various guests with a background in human rights, law, politics and international relations will be taking part in the ‘Human Rights and the World Cup Qatar’ debate on Friday 30 September. Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) Secretary-General and Leiden alumnus Gijs de Jong will be there to provide…
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MIRD student Ricardo: ‘Students can change the world’
During International Student Week, from 14 to 18 November, we would like to put our international students into the spotlight. Ricardo Alexandre de Jesus Vaz (21) from Portugal is in his first year at FGGA and a student in the Master International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD).
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
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No phases
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Master's student of Arts and Culture develops own exhibition: 'A very enriching experience'
Many students dread writing a thesis. Master’s student Laura Robustella's practice-based thesis shows that it is well worth the effort. She developed an art exhibition based on her master’s thesis.
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Adjectival Doubling Construction - 'I almost forgot the most importantest part'
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
- Living in a wetland landscape: the late Neolithic Vlaardingen culture revisited
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Orange the World: Visible and invisible violence against women
On 25 November, the global 16-day campaign 'Orange the World' against violence against women and girls started. Leiden University will also be paying attention to this campaign. On Friday 9 December, Renate van der Zee and Marieke Liem will give a lecture at the Campus The Hague (Spanish Steps, Wijnhaven)…
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Janet ConnorFaculty of Humanities
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Stefan NorbruisFaculty of Humanities
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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How chemist Marc Tijhuis left business to change the world
Halfway through his career alumnus Marc Tijhuis made a radical change: he left the corporate world to join the global battle against waste with the International Solid Waste Association.
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Podcast series: Dive into the world of cybersecurity & cybercrime
Maak kennis met digitale veiligheid in de podcast over de BSc Cybersecurity & Cybercrime. Experts bespreken actuele thema’s zoals ransomware en online fraude.