276 search results for “decolonization in south asia” in the Library website
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Middle Eastern Special Collections
The Middle Eastern Special Collections form the nucleus of the entire range of Oriental heritage collections of Leiden University Libraries.
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Cultural Anthropology
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Cultural Anthropology
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Newspaper articles (International)
Leiden’s University Library provides access to a large collection of digital (contemporary) and digitized (historical) newspapers. These newspapers can be found through the library’s catalogue and through the library’s databases. Furthermore, the Dutch National Library offers access to several international…
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jay HuangFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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La Galigo manuscript - UNESCO heritage – digitally available
The La Galigo manuscript at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been digitized. The manuscript, which was inscribed in 2011 on UNESCO's ‘Memory of the World’ Register, is now freely available online and can be used for teaching and research. La Galigo is the world's longest epic, written in the Buginese…
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Korean Studies: General Subject Guide
This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Korean studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab…
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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Tessa MinterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Korean Newspapers, TV & Media
A guide for finding Korean newspapers, magazines, live TV broadcasts and audiovisual materials.
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Fellowships
The fellowship programs support researchers who are interested in doing research using the special collections.
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Herman TiekenFaculty of Humanities
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Nils MartinFaculty of Humanities
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Chinese Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Kamila SmagulovaFaculty of Humanities
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Floris de RuiterFaculty of Humanities
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Pratika DewiFaculty of Humanities
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sanne Dokter-MerschFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University receives first Javanese Culture Award
On 28 October, Leiden University received the first Javanese Culture Prize from Universitas Sebelas Maret in Solo, Indonesia. The jury praised Leiden University’s extensive collection of Indonesian and Javanese manuscripts.
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Leiden University to return Chola Plates to India
The Chola Plates, currently in the possession of Leiden University, will be returned to India. This has been decided by the Executive Board. The restitution of this heritage follows the advice of the (national) Colonial Collections Committee.
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Wouter Swets Fellowship
As of 2017 the Wouter Swets Foundation has invoked a Wouter Swets Fellowship at the Scaliger Institute. The Foundation supports the promotion of research into the holdings relating to the musical tradition from the Balkans and Turkey to Central Asia in the Special Collections of Leiden University Li…
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Southeast Asian Special Collections
The Southeast Asian Special Collections contain text and audiovisual materials pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, religions, literatures, and (material) art of the region. The focus lies on the Malay world, in particular on the Nederlands-Indies/Indonesia. Apart from books and periodicals…
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Leiden University Libraries welcomes Antariksa as visiting researcher
Antariksa (Indonesia) is a researcher and co-founding member of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is the 2017 laureate of Global South(s) du Collège d'études mondiales/Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme fellowship, Paris, and currently Associate Fellow of the Institute of…
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Kexin ZhengFaculty of Humanities
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Lola VerhoevenFaculty of Humanities
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Xiaoqiang MengFaculty of Humanities
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Martine KropmanFaculty of Humanities
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Mischa CramerFaculty of Humanities
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Sanayi MarcellineFaculty of Humanities
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Mery CecconiFaculty of Humanities
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Vera VinckFaculty of Humanities
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University strengthens ties with Indonesia
The climate crisis, the return of TB and the digitisation of cultural heritage. The Netherlands and Indonesia face many of the same challenges. A visit by a delegation from Leiden University to Indonesia at the end of June highlighted the benefits of cooperation.
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Populism: democracy under pressure – a reading list
The storming of the United States Capitol in January 2021 showed people disrupting democratic procedure in the name of ‘real democracy’. Both elected politicians and the Capitol stormers claimed to act in name of ‘the people’. The incident illustrated the disruptive potential of populist politics, and…