537 search results for “asian literary” in the Staff website
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Podcasts for Easter
Got an hour to spare over the long weekend? Then listen to an episode of the new podcasts that have seen the light of day at the faculty in recent months.
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In Memoriam Ton Anbeek (1944-2026)
On Easter Monday, the spring holiday that commemorates and celebrates returning life, A.G.H. Anbeek van der Meijden passed away. From 1982 to 2005 he was professor of Modern Dutch Literature at Leiden University. To everyone who knew him—whether personally, professionally, through his teaching, or through…
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Censorship 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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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Peter VerstratenFaculty of Humanities
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Emma GrootveldFaculty of Humanities
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty 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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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating.
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Manon Uphoff to be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’
The author Manon Uphoff from Utrecht will be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’ from autumn 2025. As the writer in residence, Uphoff will contribute to several courses on writing offered by the BA Dutch Language and Culture programme.
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In early modern England, children were sold to the highest bidder: 'This was presented as a care system'
Children who lost their fathers in early modern England ran the risk of being sold to the highest bidder. Although Shakespeare wrote about it in his plays, the practice disappeared from collective memory for a long time. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers is bringing it back to light in a new Vidi research…
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New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia
As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…
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Introducing: Mohammad Bin Khidzer
Mohammad Bin Khidzer recently joined the Institute for History as a Postdoc, as part of Fenneke Sysling's ERC Starting Grant project COMET: Human Subject Research and Medical Ethics in Colonial Southeast Asia. Below he introduces himself.
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Faculty Office has moved to Herta Mohr Building
As from Wednesday 13 May, the Faculty Office has moved to the Herta Mohr Building.
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Master’s students create Graduate Journal: ‘It represents the development we’ve achieved’
A celebration was held in the Tabú restaurant: Mark Rutgers, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, was presented with the first copy of LEAP, a journal where Humanities master’s students can prepare for an academic career by publishing articles themselves.
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LipsiusCleveringaplaats 1, Leiden
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English version podcast ‘Scandal and controversy in Russian literature’ launched
Following the success of the Dutch version, the podcast 'Scandal and Controversy in Russian Literature' is now also available in English. Senior University Lecturer Otto Boele guides listeners through eight infamous texts in this version.
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Holly Riach: ‘Early modern books are less chaotic than previously thought’
In the early modern period, it was perfectly normal to find recipes, legal documents or medical writings in a book of poems. Holly Riach studied the underlying principles of these ‘miscellanies’ during her PhD.
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Kingship, Normative Ethics, and Religion in Early Modern Persian Ramayanas
VVIK Lecture
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Call on Institutions for Conflict Resolution to Publish Intersectional Data
The Research Network of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRANET) commissioned Aleydis Nissen and Rik Raedschelders to write the 2022 report on Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Belgium.
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Research
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Russian writer Maxim Osipov coming to Leiden University
Russian writer and cardiologist Maxim Osipov will come to the Netherlands for a year to teach in Leiden about Russian literature, his own work and the political situation in Russian.
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New publication with editions of papyri and ostraca in the Leiden Papyrological Institute
This volume contains the first edition of 66 papyri and ostraca in the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute.
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‘I want to work with Indonesia in the present day’
Alumnus Rennie Roos lives and works in Indonesia. What took him there, what does he do there and what inspires him?
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In Memoriam: Emma de Rijke
It is with the greatest sadness that we have learned of the unexpected passing of Emma de Rijke. Emma was a student in the MA Asian Studies, having finished the BA China Studies just before she enrolled in the MA program in February 2024.
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Renske Janssen is the winner of the LUCAS Dissertation Prize 2021
The LUCAS Dissertation Prize has been awarded to Dr. Renske Janssen for her PhD thesis Religio Illicita? Roman Legal Interactions with Early Christianity in Context.
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Hsini HuangFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Siavash Rafiee RadFaculty of Humanities
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Laura BerdikhojayevaFaculty of Humanities
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Sarthak BagchiFaculty of Humanities
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Júlia García PuigFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicholas KontovasFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Cigdem Billur-Ada
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Rint SybesmaFaculty of Humanities
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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NL Scholarship - Outgoing
Bachelor, Master
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LUSTRA+ Scholarship
Bachelor, Master
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Queen Máxima visits KITLV
During a visit, Queen Máxima spoke with researchers about projects exploring climate change, collections and culinary heritage.
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From Cremation Ground to Temple Niche: The Evolution of the Fierce Goddess in Medieval India
VVIK Lecture
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.