4,512 search results for “arts in the spotlight” in the Public website
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Storytelling and material culture around the Peace Palace in The Hague
Perception of material culture, design and digital knowledge applications
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‘Holland, invest in the national AI-ecosystem’
The European Commission published new plans on artificial intelligence on 19 February. According to Holger Hoos, professor in Machine Learning at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Bart Verheij (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) and Jeroen van den Hoven (Technische Universiteit Delft)…
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NWO PhDs in the Humanities
Selection procedure at Leiden University
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Anna DlabacovaFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road
Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition depicts life and different cultures along this important trade route.
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Leiden University and Royal Academy of Art The Hague launch double degree
Students from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) can combine their visual arts program from the academic year 2017-2018 with the bachelor program Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University.
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Events
The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (co)organises various events during the year.
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Evolucio
Evolucio is the international alumni network of Leiden University College and aims to connect graduates with each other and the college.
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Christa Tobler speaks in the Dutch Parliament on Brexit
On 1 February 2017 there was a hearing in the committee on European affairs of the second chamber of the Dutch Parliament on the issue of
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NICA is moving to Leiden
Since 1 January Leiden has a new graduate school. The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA), previously based at the University of Amsterdam, has moved to the Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS).
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Erik BähreFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art is now available as paperback
In addition to the hardback edition, a paperback edition is now also available of The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art, edited by Marcel Cobussen, Vincent Meelberg and Barry Truax.
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Webinar: Is LUC for me?
Study information, Webinar
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Webinar: Is LUC for me?
Study information, Webinar
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Hall of Fame 2024
In 2024, many of our students and staff won great prizes and secured important research grants.
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Hall of Fame 2023
In 2023, many of our students and staff won great prizes and secured important research grants.
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Laura BertensFaculty of Humanities
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Elizabeth den HartogFaculty of Humanities
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about new book on the missionary's perspective on New Guinean ritual art
Protestant missionaries have provided the earliest and most detailed sources regarding the ritual art of the Papuan peoples of the Geelvink Bay. Raymond Corbey brings these sources to bear on circa 300 ritual objects and their itineraries in the book KORWAR - Northwest New Guinea ritual art according…
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Defense: The Magic of Projection; Augmentation and Immersion in Media Art
On December 7th & 8th, visual artist Sophie Ernst will defend her thesis The Magic of Projection; Augmentation and Immersion in Media Art, to obtain her doctoral degree. The public defense takes place in two stages. On Wednesday 7 December 2016 at 4 PM Ernst will publicly elucidate the artistic work…
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Koen de Ceuster on the NKNews Podcast about North Korean art
Koen de Ceuster, university lecturer for Korea Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, was interviewed on the NKNews Podcast about art in North Korea. He speaks about the role of art in North Korean society, art ‘business’, and argues why it is not possible to separate propaganda…
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‘De Bijzondere Band’ – An exhibition of Dutch Art Nouveau book bindings
‘Huis van het Boek/Museum Meermanno in The Hague exhibits book bindings by leading Dutch Art-Nouveau artists from the period 1890-1910. The exhibition will be open from March 22 to June 23 2019. The title of the exhibition is De Bijzondere Band: Art Nouveau-boeken van Dijsselhof, Lion Cachet en Nieu…
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Court as a theatre: ‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’
The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…
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“Solidarity” and “Truth” in the work of the Jewish Author and Poet Jacob Israël de Haan (1881-1924)
How De Haan is using language in general and his specific style of language in particular to provide truth, solidarity and justice for both the individual and the collective?
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Update development of the new joint Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC)
In 2021, the KABK, KC and ACPA established a joint research platform, called the Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC). How did PARC move forward the last year?
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Global Conflict in the Modern Era (MA)
The specialisation Global Conflict in the Modern Era of the master’s in International Relations at Leiden University engages you with the scholarly debates about global conflict today and in the recent past.
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Compact Cinematics: The Moving Image in the Age of Bit-Sized Media
Compact Cinematics challenges the dominant understanding of cinema to focus on the various compact, short, miniature, pocket-sized forms of cinematics that have existed from even before its standardization in theatrical form, and in recent years have multiplied and proliferated, taking up an increasingly…
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museums: ‘A lot of museums have a dormant collection of pre-colonial art’
What effect do trends in the art world have on the formation of museum collections? University lecturer Martin Berger wants to answer that question in his research within the Museums, Collections and Society project, which asks ethical questions about the origin of collections.
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publication: The Auditory Setting Environmental Sounds in Film and Media Arts
We are excited to announce the book publication of our alumnus Dr. Budhaditya Chattopadhyay: The Auditory Setting Environmental Sounds in Film and Media Arts.
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Vacancy: Full Professor of History of Art and Architecture 500-1500 (RU)
The History of Art section at Radboud University is looking for a Full Professor of History of Art and Architecture between 500-1500 CE (1,0 FTE). Apply before: May 2, 2023.
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
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Leiden astronomers find building blocks for life in the darkest spots of star-forming cloud
An international team led by Leiden astronomers has discovered diverse ices in the darkest, coldest regions of a molecular cloud. To do so, they used the James Webb Space Telescope. This discovery allows astronomers to examine the simple icy molecules that will be incorporated into future exoplanets,…
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Esther van GinnekenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Esther van Leeuwen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anthony BrownFaculty of Science
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Martine JagerFaculty of Medicine
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Sjoerd van der BurgFaculty of Medicine
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Joni ReefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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André LeliveldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Serge RomboutsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Martin TaphoornFaculty of Medicine
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Judith BovéeFaculty of Medicine
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marcel TijstermanFaculty of Medicine
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Christi van AsperenFaculty of Medicine
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Anja van der Voort
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jeroen ten VoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid