261 search results for “kolonialisme imperialism en herkomst” in the Student website
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Historian Nadia Bouras: ‘I wanted to succeed, for my parents and myself’
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series, we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this second instalment: historian and university lecturer Nadia Bouras (1981). ‘Although I only found out later that was my mother’s dream, it was as though I…
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Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'
Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.
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War, Governance, and the Environment in Ottoman Yemen, 1870-1924: Revisiting the History of the Late Ottoman Frontier
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Veni grants for 22 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Remko Offringa -
Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sylvestre Bonnet -
Daan WeggemansFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Edwin BakkerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Constant HijzenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten Jansen -
Jan Michiel OttoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Controlling Cosmopolitans: Mobility, Property, and Interpolity Law in the Dutch Atlantic
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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‘Ask scientists how to build the circular economy’
Some governments and companies are pursuing a more circular economy, but what is the best way to get there? An international group of industrial ecology researchers wrote a report that stresses the importance of including the scientific side into policies and practices. ‘We feel an obligation to support…
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of Central America. ‘I want to explore the lesser known archaeology of Southern Guatemala.’
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‘Drawing for Dummies’, but in the Renaissance
The way the great masters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries learned to draw is more similar to a present-day drawing class or book than you might think. Professor of ‘Art on Paper and Parchment’ Yvonne Bleyerveld tells us about the art of copying and model books.
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From tax law talent to expert beer brewer: Benjamin Wegman's unique career path
People often say you should ‘do something that makes you happy’. Alumnus Benjamin Wegman certainly took that advice to heart. After graduating with a degree in tax law, he switched to brewing beer at a local brewery in Leiden.
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure
In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research on Chinese infrastructure. ‘It is great that it is also possible to develop large projects in the social sciences…
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Resistance against the Dutch and German Occupiers: Indonesian Students in Leiden
On the eve of World War II, Leiden was home to the largest Indonesian student community in the Netherlands. Many of these students joined the resistance against the German occupation, and later some fought for Indonesia’s independence.
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Florian Herrendorf wins Fruinprijs 2023
Florian Herrendorf has won the Fruin Prize 2023. His thesis was chosen out of 11 nominees as the best master's thesis in history studies.
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5 NWO XS grants for the Faculty of Humanities
Five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grant by the Dutch Research Council for their research projects.
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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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Why is the museum a topic in the current context?
Lecture
- Fireside Peace Chats
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Water frontiers
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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ASCL Seminar: Cape Town: The Making of a Colonial City
Lecture
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The ties that bound early Islamicate society
Middle East Studies Lecture
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BABESCH Byvanck Lecture 2025
Lecture
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Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
Lecture
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Greeks, Persians, and Cilicians: Empire and Identity in the Iron Age
Lecture, Byvanck Lecture
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Stories of Confucius
Lecture, China Seminar
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Archaeologist at Binnenhof: ‘Even the staff ate heron’
An Iron Age skull, a unicorn for cleaning your ear and thousands of beer jugs. Alumnus and archaeologist Chris Muysson has made remarkable discoveries at the Binnenhof government complex in The Hague. ‘Each puzzle piece tells us more about its history.’
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decolonization and the challenges of Plurinational State/ Bolivia: Reflexiones en su Bicentenario de independencia, descolonizacion y los desafios del
Lecture
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Convenience and community: How Armenians entered and settled in Venice and Amsterdam, 1650-1730
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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The Processes of Dying of the Greeks from the Hellenistic Period to the Early Empire
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
- Histories Connected
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Dependency Theory: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges in the Current Global Crisis
Conference, International Seminar, Hybrid
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van Oosten -
Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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LUCIR book lecture: Do We Need a Hegemon to Maintain International Order?
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