1,509 search results for “history of south africa” in the Student website
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A semester in Morocco: ‘You see the history that you’re learning about’
The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is open to students from all Dutch universities. Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying in Rabat.
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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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Indira HuliselanFaculty of Humanities
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Densua MumfordFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Mark WestmorelandSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ton DietzAfrican Studies Centre
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Rishuai ChenAfrican Studies Centre
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Igor BoogSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Erik BähreSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).
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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum
The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…
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Kexin ZhengFaculty of Humanities
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Olli LittunenFaculty of Humanities
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Xiaoqiang MengFaculty of Humanities
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Alain WijffelsFaculty of Law
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
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Age Chronicles: The Middle to Later Stone Age Transition in Southern Africa
Conference
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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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Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities
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André LeliveldAfrican Studies Centre
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Loes OudenhuijsenAfrican Studies Centre
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
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Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’
The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by new subjects that are more closely aligned with the field of research and students’ interests. One of these new specialisations will also be taught entirely…
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Marleen DekkerAfrican Studies Centre
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Call for applications: Africa Thesis Award 2024 (deadline: 31 October 2024)
Education, Research
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ASCL Seminar: Subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa
Lecture
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Jan JansenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculty of Archaeology