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• Lindley Murray (1745–1826), Quaker and Grammarian Research output

  In this dissertation, a comprehensive portrait of the American-born Quaker Lindley Murray (1745–1826) is painted and the influence of Murray’s Quakerism on his language use is investigated by analyzing a corpus of 262 of his unpublished private letters.

• Slave in a Palanquin: Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka Research output

  For hundreds of years, the island of Sri Lanka was a crucial stopover for people and goods in the Indian Ocean. For the Dutch East India Company, it was also a crossroads in the Indian Ocean slave trade. Slavery was present in multiple forms in Sri Lanka—then Ceylon—when the British conquered the island…

• The Archaeology of Syria – From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (ca. 16,000 -300 BC) Research output

  This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC.

• Koriabo; From the Caribbean Sea to the Amazon River Research output

  This book is about the archaeology of indigenous peoples who thrived across the Caribbean, the Guianas, and the Lower Amazon basin just before the European invasion, and who also remained central to the early history of conquest and colonization.

• About Centre for Indigenous Americas Studies

  The Centre for Indigenous America Studies (CIAS) at Leiden University is designed to coordinate and promote the teaching and research of Indigenous languages, literatures, cultures and cultural heritage. Our aim is to contribute to an increased acknowledgement, recognition and understanding of Indigenous…

• Application Deadlines Latin American Studies (MA)

• Reconstructive Description of Eighteenth-century Xinka Grammar Research output

  This dissertation presents a comprehensive description of Xinka, an indigenous language from southeastern Guatemala. The description is based on a missionary grammar that is titled Arte de la lengua szinca and was written by the priest Manuel Maldonado de Matos around 1773.

• Archaeological Heritage and Society

  The Department of Archaeological Heritage and Society focuses on the relationships between past and present, the role of heritage in society, and how heritage can contribute to the improving quality of life and our (future) environment.

• Ciudad y escritura. Imaginario de la ciudad latinoamericana a las puertas del siglo XXI Research output

  This book concerns cultural production in contemporary Latin American cities: chaotic cities where the ideal of order has become fragmented and the walls of the lettered city have become porous. New and multifarious urban trajectories—intersecting, colliding, superimposing—trace the image of the postmodern…

• Gene regulation in embryonic development Research output

  The human body consists of hundreds, perhaps thousands of different types of cells, each with different morphologies and functions, despite having the same genome.

• From Golden Rock to Historic Gem Research output

  Through extensive archaeological and documentary research, this study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the maritime cultural landscape of St. Eustatius over the past four centuries. It focuses on bridging the gap between the marine and terrestrial worlds and demonstrates that in order to truly…

• The Apinaye teaching and learning process as observed in the manufacturing of their musial instruments Research output

  This dissertation aims to establish a dialogue between ethnomusicology (more specifically indigenous organology), the anthropology of art and the culture of the Apinaye peoples, in order to understand how the musical objects of these peoples are learned and taught, and thus to understand its musical…

• Toward an Intercultural Natural History of Brazil Research output

  The Historia Naturalis Brasiliae Reconsidered

• Stories about Tell Balata Research output

  The Oral History project, as part of the Tell Balata Archaeological Park project, published an arabic-english booklet of local stories about the site of Tell Balata. An archaeological site near Nablus (West Bank).

• The Legacy of Dutch Brazil Research output

  This book argues that Dutch Brazil (1624–54) is an integral part of Atlantic history and that it made an impact well beyond colonial and national narratives in the Netherlands and Brazil.

• Continuing your studies English Language and Culture (BA)

  If you’ve graduated from the programme and you want to further your academic education you can continue with a master’s programme. It will earn you the title of Master of Arts (MA) and significantly increase your chances of finding a position at academic level.

• New research seminar series Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs News - 30 March 2016

  The Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) is pleased to introduce a new research seminar series. The FGGA Research Seminar will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of current, high-quality research on topics covered by the faculty.

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  Nynke Heegstra Study Advisor

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  Judy Spruit Secretary of the Institute Board

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  Lies van Heteren Education manager

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  Ian Lau Study adviser

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  Wencke Appelman Study adviser

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  Ylva Klaassen Operational Director

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  Marjan Rijnja Teaching Coordinator

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  Eline Joor Senior alumni & internship coordinator

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  Ester Blom Study Adviser

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  Henk Dekker Emeritus

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  Anna van Dijk Management/office-assistent

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  Pawan Kumar Sen Guest researcher

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  Nathalie van Dooren Coordinator Marketing & Student Recruitment

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  Desiree van Drongelen Staff Member Studentregistrations

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  Daniëlle Lovink Study Adviser

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• Transitional Justice Model and International Law: Legal Tensions, Inter-American Challenges, and Global Insights Event - 6 May 2025

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  Natasha Wood Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Mira Burmeister-Rudolph Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Emma Korpershoek Student Ambassador Crisis and security Management

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  Esra Nartok-van der Kist Lecturer

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  Justin Spruit Guest

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  Benjamin Kester Lecturer

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  Frans Willem Korsten Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

• Volume 12 (2017) The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

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  Rik van Gijn Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto Guest reseacher

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• NWO Veni grant for Thomas Fossen News - 7 August 2014

  Dr Thomas Fossen (Institute for Philosophy) has been awarded with an NWO Veni grant for his research project 'Critical moments: How do events affect how we should judge the legitimacy of political authorities?'

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  Willem van der Does Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Deborah Oyuu PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities