197 search results for “literature and petra” in the Library website
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Oriol Febrer i VilasecaFaculty of Humanities
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Finn Lindo-DunnFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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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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Rianti ManullangFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty 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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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Judith NaeffFaculty 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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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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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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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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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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Latin American Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Latin American Studies
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Why Humanities? Frans-Willem Korsten about Literature & Law
Lecture
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Korean - Dutch Literature Night
Reading & Panel Discussion
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Honorary doctorate for Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Beatrice Gründler, professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin, will receive an honorary doctorate in Oriental Manuscript Studies from Leiden University.
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Visit ambassadors to the University Library Special Collections
Special visit of seven ambassadors of the Arabic-speaking world to the University Library
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty of Humanities
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Mark Loderichs
Faculty of Humanities
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Katarína MokránováFaculty of Humanities