828 search results for “kunst en culture” in the Staff website
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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Cultural Pathways to Climate Action in the Anglophone Caribbean
PhD defence
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The Cultural Network: Javanese Imaginings of Indonesia, 1918-1966
PhD defence
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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved into the effect of film on the Kurdish identity. She will obtain her PhD on 4 May.
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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Master's students organise graduate conference ‘Who is Asian?’
Master's students Adam El Amraoui, Eesha Sheel, Frieda Chen and Lawrence Kurowski are organising a graduate conference. On March 26, students will gather to ponder definitions of belonging both within Asia and among Asian diasporic communities.
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage
In a significant step toward restoring cultural heritage, PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter has played a pivotal role in repatriating a collection of 133 archaeological artefacts from the prestigious Musée du quai Branly in Paris back to their place of origin in southern Honduras. Her efforts underscore…
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment layers, and in refuse heaps. In a couple of generations archaeologists will study the layer that has already been labeled the Face Mask Horizon. Current…
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Lecture and Exhibition
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Film screening and Book Launch
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Anna DlabacovaFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.
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Import in the Stone Age? How object biographies shed new light on the Neolithic
On April 22, Lasse van den Dikkenberg defended his dissertation: Living with Flint. For this, he examined flint finds from the Rhine-Meuse Delta. These finds belong to the Vlaardingen culture, which existed here from 3400-2500 BC. His research revealed that import played a larger role in the Neolithic…
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language
In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. Auden. A poetry translation contest added lustre to the occasion. There were no fewer than three winners.
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Hanna Swaab
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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U.S. Cultural Diplomacy from the End of the Cold War to Trump 2.0
Lecture, Book Launch
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
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Ahmad Nuril HudaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Djibrila TetereouFaculty of Humanities
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Siyun WuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lotte FikkersFaculty of Humanities
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Lieske HuitsFaculty of Humanities
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Brigitte TheeuwesICLON
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Zulfadhli NasutionFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Zifan MengFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Swargajyoti GohainFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
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Xinyu DongFaculty of Humanities
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Qinxin HeFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Amit KurienFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
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Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications
Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in The Telegraph, Literary Review, The Spectator, History Today, and the Times Literary Supplement.