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• Anatomical Collections as Public History Research project

  The third project, worked on by dr. Rina Knoeff, is a synthesising project directed at studying the Leiden anatomical collections as important parts of ‘public history’. It will use the results of the other projects in order to analyse anatomical collections (their focus, significant silences, audiences,…

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  Marlou Schrover Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Dita Auzina Postdoc

• Maps That Made History: 1000 Years of World History in 100 Old Maps Research output

  1000 Years of World History in 100 Old Maps.

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Roeland Emaus PhD candidate

• Female Spies or 'she-Intelligencers': Towards a Gendered History of Seventeenth-Century Espionage Research project

  By analysing neglected (continental) spy centres and integrating these groups of female intelligencers into the traditional, male-orientated historical narratives, this project will proceed towards a gendered history of early modern espionage.

• Early Modern and Modern European History

  The Leiden Institute of History approaches early modern and modern European history from comparative and transnational perspectives.

• Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures (MA)

  This programme explores Graeco-Roman political, social, and cultural dynamics, focusing on empire development and its societal impact. It shows how imperial rule shaped cultures, religions, and identities, using inscriptions, papyri, coins, and archaeology to highlight perspectives beyond elite sour…

• Centre for Islamic Thought and History

  Welcome to the Leiden University Centre for Islamic Thought and History. The initiatives and projects undertaken here are under the auspices of the Leiden University Centre for Intercultural Philosophy. As a centre, we aim to promote the study of Arabic and Islamic thought and history, in all its different…

• Teaching History and Civics (MA)

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  Evelien Walhout Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anne-Isabelle Richard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• CurveBend Research project

  CurveBend project aims to study the restauration of biodiversity in livestock landscapes through collective action, practical solutions, and research on ecological knowledge co-creation.

• Centre for the History of Philosophy

  This centre brings together the research of the members of the Institute of Philosophy and affiliated academics whose work focuses on the history of philosophy broadly conceived. Research interests range from ancient to near-contemporary philosophy in various regions of the world, and cover all subdisciplines…

• PhD Programme Institute for History

  PhD Programme of the Institute for History

• History of Cultures, Knowledge and Ideas Medieval and Early Modern Studies

  It is integral to many cluster members’ research to use Medieval and Early Modern Arts as a lens for studying the medieval and early modern periods at large:

• Nadia Bouras: a history of migration Dossier: We are Humanities

  When people migrate, they leave an old environment behind and move to a new one. What exactly happens? How do the migrants feel? How does the host society respond to them?

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  Ariadne Schmidt Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Preliminary Research into the Colonial and Slavery History of the City of Leiden and Leiden University Research project

  How did our academic community position itself in relation to a system that deprived people of their freedom? What role did the university, as an educational institution, play with regard to colonialism and the system of slavery? How can we best engage with and manage our special collections?

• History: Governance of Migration and Diversity Governance of Migration and Diversity (History) (MA)

  MA History: Governance of Migration and Diversity specialisation at Leiden University

• Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures (MA)

  Are you thinking about studying Ancient History: Empires, Societies and Cultures? Learn more and watch the introduction video.

• Beyond Borders: Global and European History Beyond Borders: Global and European History (MA)

  Are you thinking about studying Beyond Borders: Global and European History? Learn more and watch the introduction video.

• Governance of Migration and Diversity (History) (MA)

  MA History specialisation Governance of Migration and Diversity at Leiden University

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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

• The history of the possessions of the “Teutonic House” and the bailiwick of Utrecht, 1231-1619 Research project

  The acquisition and administration of the possessions of the “Teutonic House” in Utrecht, and its dependencies, in the Middle Ages until c.1600.

• Taḥqīq: Journal of Islamic Thought and History Centre for Islamic Thought and History

  Articles are published in Open Access at no cost to the author.

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  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

• Savage Masks: Specters of Native Americans and the Revisiting of History Research project

  How to related figures of savages to conceptions of history?

• History of Africa and the Americas

  History of Africa and the Americas

• History of Diplomacy The Hague Journal of Diplomacy

• Fixing history: Ancient cultural practices of stone sculpture in central Nicaragua Research project

  For three millennia, carved sculptures were ubiquitous among ancient peoples in the Americas. Sculpted in stone, metal or wood, they developed into the well-known totem poles, colossal Olmec heads, royal Maya stelae and golden Inca statues.

• A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments Research output

  As a critical commemoration of its centenary, this book presents a mosaic of one hundred carefully curated fragments by expert authors, shedding light on politics, economy, society, culture, gender, and arts in a hundred years of Turkey.

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe Volume II Part II Research output

  A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe is a synthetic work, authored by an international team of researchers, covering twenty national cultures and 250 years. It goes beyond the conventional nation-centered narratives and presents a novel vision especially sensitive to the cross-cultural…

• Fire, a universal landscaping tool News - 8 June 2015

  Ancient peoples might have harnessed the power of fire to modify their environment

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  Merel Brüning Guest Staff Member

• Righting and Rewriting History: Recovering and Analyzing Manuscript Archives Destroyed During World War II Research project

  Archives were a common target during the Second World War, and hundreds suffered damages. Among these archival losses, the losses to medieval manuscript collections stand out.

• Knowledge Extraction from Archives of Natural History Collections Research output

  Natural history collections provide invaluable sources for researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds, aspiring to study the geographical distribution of flora and fauna across the globe as well as other evolutionary processes.

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  Alexander Geurds Dean / Professor

• The evolution and plasticity of life histories upon variation in nutrition: on aging focused integrative approach Research output

  Promotores: Prof.dr. P.M. Brakefield, Prof.dr. B.J. Zwaan (Wageningen Universiteit)

• Gauge theory and nematic order : the rich landscape of orientational phase transition Research output

  Promotor: J. Zaanen

• Mapping the Ocean: Georeferencing Maritime History Research project

  Maps play a crucial role in our view of the past, yet few historians are sufficiently skilled in cartography to genuinely integrate maps into their research. This project breaks down the long-standing barriers between history and cartography by inviting emerging scholars (ResMA) to reflect on maps as…

• The Dark Middle Ages: Language of Vice in Histories of Science, 1700-1900 Research project

  In comparing a selection of 18th-century histories to a representative sample of 19th-century histories of science, this project inquires: Which early modern vices persisted into the 19th century and to what extent were those vices embodied in anecdotes, conveyed through commonplaces, or symbolically…

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  Esther Zwinkels PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• 
  Rafal Matuszewski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bianca Angelien Claveria PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities