580 search results for “world s representation” in the Library website
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim MicklerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nikoleta YordanovaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tom Theuns
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ellis AizenbergFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini
UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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Apollonia BolscherFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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UN World Philosophy Day - a reading list
Today is World Philosophy Day. We asked three staff members from the Leiden Institute for Philosophy to name three of their favourite works from the Leiden University Library (UBL) collections. What is: the best introduction to philosophy, the best philosophical work published in the last few years…
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Online exhibition - The world’s last picture writing: Naxi Dongba manuscripts
Manuscripts that look like a comic book, that's how you could describe the manuscripts of the Dongba people from China. The manuscripts are one of the last examples of a so-called pictographic script that can only be interpreted by Dongba priests, shamans, who have knowledge of the ancient Dongba cu…
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Ruhama Yilma AbebeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sheila VaradanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
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Panji tales awarded the status of world heritage by UNESCO
The unique collection of more than 250 ancient tales revolving around the mythical Javanese Prince Panji, which is curated by Leiden University Libraries (UBL), has been acknowledged as world heritage by UNESCO. The UBL is grateful to UNESCO for this exceptionally prestigious award.
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Marit RuitenbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ingrid van Biezen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Dutch research institutions and Elsevier initiate world’s first national Open Science partnership
VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions.
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jelke BethlehemFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sharon van GeldereFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Exhibition photographic oeuvre of world traveller Alexine Tinne
In collaboration with the The Hague Historical Museum and photographer Dagmar van Weeghel, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is the first to present a retrospective exhibition of the photographic oeuvre of Alexine Tinne (1835 – 1869). New research into her life and work is the reason for a reappraisal…
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anna-Alexandra MarholdFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henric JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register
One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also because this heritage in many ways represents our collective memory. UNESCO has been registering special and often threatened documents in the international…