229 search results for “leiden american literature” in the Library website
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Latin American Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Latin American Studies
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Gepco de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans
The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fashion and prints show that the past is never far away. Artist Jacob Meders was inspired by 16th-century prints from the Leiden University Library. The…
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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American Politics and the 2020 Presidential Elections - A Reading List
The United States seems to be embroiled in one of the most contentious electoral battles in its history. In fact, presidential elections have become ever more contested over the past decades. In the past few years, and even centuries, researchers and authors have sought to explain issues that are currently…
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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American presidents and their special relationship with Leiden
President John Quincy Adams studied in Leiden. His father, John, who was also president, also stayed here and received a lot of support from professor and publisher Johan Luzac. And how are presidents Bush and Obama linked to Leiden?
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Rianti ManullangFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Louise Glück is awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück (1942-). This means the Nobel committee passed by authors like Anne Carson, Jamaica Kincaid en Maryse Condé, many of whom were tipped by academics and literary critics as being strong contenders for the prize in 2020.…
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American Chemical Society Supports Open Access Goals of Dutch Universities
The American Chemical Society’s Publications Division (ACS) and VSNU, in its role representing Dutch universities and participating research institutions, have reached an agreement whereby open access publishing arrangements will be a part of the subscription licensing contract between the US-based…
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Oriol Febrer i VilasecaFaculty of Humanities
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Simone Akerboom
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections
After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Georgios-Evgenios DouliakasFaculty of Humanities
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences