1,267 search results for “critical musicology and heritage studies” in the Staff website
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Martijn KitzenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ester van der VoetFaculty of Science
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Danielle ChevalierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arash MohammadavvaliFaculty of Humanities
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Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund
Master
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life
Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…
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Luca Andrea got to work with coins at the Teylers Museum: ‘By looking at the object, you discover new stories’
A paper during her master's degree put student Luca Andrea on the trail of Roman coins. While on an internship at the Teylers Museum, she organised the coin collection and came across some fascinating stories. 'Coins have had all kinds of functions.'
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Aya Ezawa honoured for volunteer work with Japanese-Indonesian war children: 'Recognition of the importance of reconciliation'
University lecturer Aya Ezawa has received a Certificate of Commendation from the Japanese Embassy in the Netherlands for her efforts to promote reconciliation between the Netherlands and Japan, in particular by supporting Japanese-Indonesian war children. As a member of the Foundation for War Victims…
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno BraakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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LUCAS on a trip to NIMAR in Morocco
It was more than two years in the making, but despite the delays, giving up was not an option. In May, eighteen staff members of LUCAS and the Faculty of Archaeology visited NIMAR.
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded a Veni grant
Ten Leiden researchers will receive funding of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). They will use this grant to develop their research ideas in the coming three years.
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Evelien Campfens in the New York Times on looted art in museums
In an article by the New York Times, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens discusses the difficulties surrounding the ownership of looted art.
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Ruben Gonzalez VicenteFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Call for Papers: special commemorative volume Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia
Research
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Strategies of ancient matriarchs challenge technological disparities in the digital age
At the transition of the Neolithic to Bronze Age, a societal clash took place between a male dominated oligarchy (also known as the patriarchy) and the matriarchy. The latter managed to exploit vulnerabilities in the 'bro-code' to reboot society's operating system.
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Investigating the Europe-wide connections of early medieval commoners with an ERC Synergy Grant
A large research group involving Leiden University as corresponding Host Institution has been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on how Europe developed after the fall of the Roman Empire with special attention to the yet underexplored but undoubtedly important…
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Meet Dr. Lital Abazon LJSA Member
Prior to arriving to Leiden, Dr. Abazon completed her Ph.D. at Yale University's Department of Comparative Literature, where she also taught courses ranging from Introduction to Zionism to World Cinema.
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Janine UbinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adam BenferFaculty of Archaeology
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Lena RieckeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Gerrit DusseldorpFaculty of Archaeology
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
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Katinka ZevenFaculty of Humanities
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Paula van den BergFaculty of Science
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Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam
A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a merchant vessel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) that met an untimely end in 1749. 'The story of the Amsterdam is truly unique, especially considering…
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way
Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study of the history of the deaf community in the Netherlands and the other is of a condition that causes people to lose their way.
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Leiden University transfers unique collection of historical objects over to Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Lenses from Christiaan Huygens’ telescope, instruments used to demonstrate Newton’s laws, and equipment that led to the discovery of superconductivity—around 3,000 scientific instruments from the Faculty of Science at Leiden University are now officially part of the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave collection.…
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Student conference full of new perspectives on inequality
What role did inequality play in the past? On Friday 5 December, Master's students in history presented their answers at a conference they organised themselves.
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Vici grants for research into antibodies, galaxies and Indigenous communities
Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. The funding of up to 1.5 million euros supports ‘talented, adventurous and pioneering researchers’. A total of 39 projects at Dutch institutions will receive a grant.
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Citizen scientists discover more than 1,000 new burial mounds
Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown archaeological heritage. One of the results of this research is that the number of known burial mounds in this area has doubled.
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 5th in QS World University Ranking
It is the eighth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University Rankings by Subject looks at criteria like academic reputation and citation ratios.
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SIMMR Presents: Zoo As A Future Heritage | Talk + Gaming Workshop
Arts and culture, Talk + Gaming Workshop
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Eric DullaartFaculty of Archaeology
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Yinzhi ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities