182 search results for “english literature” in the Student website
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Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
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Rolf BremmerFaculty of Humanities
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Wim TiggesFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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A princess’s psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript in Alkmaar book bindings
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: a number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to a princess who fled England after the Norman Conquest.
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Maria Sherwood-Smith
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nadine Akkerman appointed professor: 'Interdisciplinarity also strengthens the humanities'
Leiden University has a new professor. On 1 June Nadine Akkerman became Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture, a position she feels is designed to help her help others.
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
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Tommie van WanrooijFaculty of Humanities
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
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Mineke Schipper-de LeeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Joe FortinFaculty of Humanities
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Who was the owner of the drowned books near Texel? 'It must be someone who travelled a lot'
When hobby divers revisited a nearly 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Texel, they discovered more than 1,000 objects in wooden boxes. Eight years later, postdoc Janet Dickinson used recovered books to compile a profile of the mysterious owner.
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Sumi-e (Japanese Ink Brush Painting) | English spoken
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Making (Multiple Choice) Exams & Exam Confidence (English Spoken) (POPcorner The Hague)
Study support
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PriceFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Ako TsujitaFaculty of Humanities
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Paula Esteves dos Santos JordaoFaculty of Humanities
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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New in the library: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Ton Anbeek van der MeydenFaculty of Humanities
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From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Between literature and law: 'Art can show us how law works and what is just'
The interplay between literature and law is what Frans-Willem Korsten wants to address as a brand-new professor of Literature, Culture and Law. That means doing research, but certainly also teaching. 'The Hague is of crucial importance for the humanities.'
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Nick TombergeFaculty of Humanities
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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in cooperation: the representation of the Indonesian massacre in literature
How do you recount historic events if you are not allowed to talk about them? For his dissertation, Taufiq Hanafi tried to find out how a period of mass murder – despite heavy censorship – found a place in Indonesian literature. PhD defence 31 March.
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French literature via Classiques Garnier Numérique
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ERC Starting Grant for Thijs Porck: 'Everyone loved Old English in the nineteenth century'
In the nationalist nineteenth century, people developed an interest in medieval language and literature. The study of medieval material in one’s own vernacular was thought to reveal a great national past. But why, then, was Old English studied by Germans, Danes, Italians and many other nationalities…
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Faculty newsletter now also in English
Facility, Organisation
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Julia SzirmaiFaculty of Humanities
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Eric van HoofBestuursbureau
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Amos van BaalenFaculty of Humanities
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Bombastic publications encouraged millions of Dutch people to emigrate
After the Second World War almost three million people emigrated from the Netherlands to countries such as Canada and Australia. The government information was anything but objective, Professor by Special Appointment of Dutch Studies/Dutch Literature Ton van Kalmthout concludes in his inaugural lect…
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Adriaan van der WeelFaculty of Humanities