456 search results for “americas” in the Staff website
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Internationalisation in research
Leiden researchers work together with other researchers from across the world. The University has developed a regional policy focused on three specific regions with which we maintain intensive contact through a number of faculties: China, Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Boukary SangaréFaculty of Humanities
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Roos StolkerFaculty of Humanities
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Luca BrulsFaculty of Humanities
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on the book ‘Not Stolen; The Truth about the Colonization of North America’
Debate
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The US on the World: The Socio-Ecological Impacts of America’s Global Ascendancy
Inaugural lecture
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Masterclass: The Lores of Flatbush: Dutch Storytelling in Colonial North America
Lecture, Histories Connected: Masterclass
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Launch and Discussion: Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America
Lecture, Book Launch and Discussion
- Language Policy and Practices Series
- Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Alex Geurds new Professor in Central American archaeology: 'A professorship as a unifying force'
The appointment of Alex Geurds as Professor in Central American Archaeology reinvigorates an existing focus within the faculty. 'The research chair offers opportunities to make cross-connections, across departments and disciplines.'
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Archaeologist Natalia Donner receives an award from Panamanian Embassy
In the context of Panama’s independence month, the Panamanian Embassy in the Kingdom of The Netherlands decided to recognize Natalia Donner’s contributions to the study of Panamanian history and culture, as well as her role in a massive repatriation project.
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Leiden University Press
Leiden University Press publishes academic books and journals, primarily in the field of humanities and social and behavioural sciences. The press focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, History (Global, Military, Environmental) Archaeology, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Literary Studies,…
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Ilone de Vries-LemaireFaculty of Archaeology
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Jully Acuña Suarez
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Indigenous populations’ major political impact in Latin America: (Re)shaping the nation-state in Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, and Perú
Lecture, PCNI Roundtable
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Digital, Social, and Natural Challenges: responses and ideas from Latin America and the Caribbean
Workshop
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Devon GravesFaculty of Archaeology
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Eduardo Herrera MalatestaFaculty of Archaeology
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Andrea Richards-CumminsFaculty of Archaeology
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Femke Fakkeldij
Faculty of Humanities
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Carlos Rilling Tenorio
Faculty of Humanities
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David Home Valenzuela
Faculty of Humanities
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of Central America. ‘I want to explore the lesser known archaeology of Southern Guatemala.’
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Throwback to Faculty Lecture 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands'
On March 11, a travelling photo exposition on the Mayan archaeological site El Mirador, in Guatemala, saw its festive opening at the Van Steenis building. For the occasion a special Faculty Lecture was organised, entitled 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands'. We were honored to receive…
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Joana Vondee-AwortwiFaculty of Humanities
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Europaeum - First Seminar on the Implications Trump 2.0 for Europe, America, and the World
Conference
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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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Postdoc Dita Auzina investigates relationship between appearance of monumentality and disruptive environmental events
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dita Auzina, originally from Latvia, works as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds. ‘I have joined the project as a landscape archaeologist, but I also run my own fieldwork in Nicaragua.’
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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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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Zara Ali
Faculty of Archaeology
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Sebastian Fajardo BernalFaculty of Science
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities