119 search results for “american slavery” in the Student website
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Oran KennedyFaculty of Humanities
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Pilar Jimenez GalindoFaculty of Humanities
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in Dutch
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in English
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Felicia RosuFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Nicolas Rodriguez IdarragaFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
- European Week Against Racism
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Keti Koti Table
Diner | Dialoog
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For staff only
Learn about global opportunities, collaboration with partner institutions and how to use existing university networks
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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The Road to Decolonising Research
FULL | Panel discussion and brainstorm session
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University
Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set up an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group over the next five years.
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Uhlenbeck scholarship programme for mandatory study abroad
Master
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Uhlenbeck conference scholarship
Master
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Expanded access NexisUni in 2023
Education, Library, Research
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Why we need to look underwater to understand our past
Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.
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3 October University given a makeover
Try to resolve the nitrogen problem, go on a regeneration journey or take part in psychological research: discover this and more at the new and improved 3 October University, ‘WetenschapsWarenMarkt’.
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Uhlenbeck scholarship research master students
Master
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With 30 million dollars, this consortium aims to tackle tuberculosis
Thanks to a clever research method, progress is being made in the quest for better tuberculosis medications. Within an American consortium that received a 30 million dollars grant, Leiden researcher Rob van Wijk plays a significant role. ‘The next breakthrough in tuberculosis research will come much…
- Leiden Canal Pride: Join our boat!
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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Video series: Why Latin America matters
Latin America matters! With its rich history, culture, its impressive resilience and creative innovation in the face of such a diverse array of challenges, Latin America can indeed show the way forward inspiring for positive change. Working together with Latin American institutions, our researchers…