1,593 search results for “history of south africa” in the Student website
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia
Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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David EhrhardtFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Leo LucassenFaculty of Humanities
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jorrit SmitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’
Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden, the first English-language history of Leiden. Mayor Peter Heijkoop received the first copy.
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Joana Vondee-Awortwi
Jo Vondee-Awortwi is a lecturer at the Institute for History.
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Alicia Schrikker appointed professor of Dutch History in the World
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor of Dutch History in the World, effective 1 January 2026. The chair is based at the Institute of History (Faculty of Humanities).
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Photo Report Cluster South
The renovation of the South Cluster has been in full swing over the recent period. As the completion date approaches, no later than 1 April, we're excited to provide you with a glimpse of the current state of the building.
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Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan
International Institute Asian Studies
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‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in 3 years’
Often landscape restoration is seen as a quick technical fix, when a long-term and more sensitive approach is necessary. Within her PhD research, conducted over the past five years in South Africa, Ancois de Villiers explored how we can change this approach. ‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in…
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Wim BootFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter van BeekAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
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Kees Verduin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Public lecture by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe
Lecture
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Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
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‘Podcast gives its listeners a sense of identity and belonging’
In the Netherlands, when we talk about the United Nations, the conversation is almost always about the member states from the northern hemisphere. But the most interesting players come from the ‘Global South’, Professor Alanna O'Malley and her team argue in a podcast.
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Mamadjibeye MamadjibeyeFaculty of Humanities
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Alliance Mango Kubota
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2022: Robert Okello
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2022 is Robert Okello for his thesis on rural women’s legal empowerment through digital technology in Northern Uganda. Robert did his Master in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities