497 search results for “komen language” in the Staff website
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Heritage languages in the Netherlands: Scholars, teachers, and students in dialogue
Lecture, Workshop
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In search of hidden voices
Nearly all documents from the 16th and 17th centuries were written by more than one person but attributed to only one author. Professor Nadine Akkerman wants to rectify this oversight in her research on scribes.
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Bridging Wor(l)ds: Future-proofing the Languages and Cultures Sector in Dutch Higher Education
Conference
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Meet Dr. Rebekka Grossmann, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Grossmann worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She first did her PhD and then she joined the Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History and the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective…
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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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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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A Sociolinguistic Study of an Ewe-based Youth Language of Aflao, Ghana
PhD defence
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LUCDH Workshop: An Introduction to Large Language Models in the Humanities
Lecture
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Recent developments in understanding the dialectal variation of tonal languages
Lecture
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Language Barriers in Healthcare Settings: A Case for Machine Translation Literacy
Course
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Workshop: Other Forms of Understanding Language / Andere vormen van taalbegrip / Otras formas de entender el lenguaje
Course, Workshop
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Whose Language Is It, Anyway? Mapping Arabic in Modern Hebrew Literature
Middle East Studies Lecture
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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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Floris Harm studied Chinese, just like one of his ancestors: ‘We’re both trying to promote mutual understanding’
When Floris Harm took up his role as director of the Leiden Asia Centre, he made a remarkable discovery on the university website. It turned out that a past family member was one of Leiden University’s first sinologists.
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’
Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Language (INT) from 1 September.
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Speaking the same language: De invoering van de Anglo-Amerikaanse trust in het Nederlandse recht
PhD defence
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Maintaining Self While Adapting: Chinese Foreign Language Teachers’ Identity Development in an Intercultural Context
PhD defence
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Theory of Mind in Language, Minds and Machines: a Multidisciplinary Approach
PhD defence
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Self-Directed Language Learning Using Mobile Technology in Higher Education
PhD defence
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Digital Tools for Sign Language Research: Towards Recognition and Comparison of Lexical Signs
PhD defence
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Lunchtime Speaker Series: From the Archive to the Internet: digitizing the Language of the Poor in Late Modern Scotland
Lecture
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Research finds WiFi isn’t the only thing connecting us during video calls: so are our bodies
Can we truly connect with each other through video calls? Yes, according to a recent study. Psychologists found our bodies synchronise almost as much in digital conversations as in real life. But this doesn’t mean we should skip in-person meetings altogether, says researcher Fabiola Diana.
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The Walikutuban ritual: from lost heritage to political activism
Sometimes fascination can lead to in-depth research. Such is the case with Wahyu Widodo, who came across the Islamic Walikutuban ritual in Java in 2019, on which he subsequently wrote his PhD dissertation. Widodo: ‘Besides community, it also breeds political loyalty’
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Jaqueline Caniguan CaniguanFaculty of Humanities
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Elena Solá Simón
Faculty of Humanities
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Milan Ismangil
Faculty of Humanities
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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Joosje Wessels
Faculty of Humanities
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Tirza CramwinckelFaculty of Law
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Levina de Wolf
Faculty of Humanities
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Dimitris Kentrotis ZinelisFaculty of Humanities
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Marjolein LansingICLON
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
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Leonie HenkesFaculty of Humanities
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Roos Bakker
Faculty of Humanities
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Albert LogtenbergICLON
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Goran Bouaziz
Faculty of Humanities
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Zheyu ShangFaculty of Humanities
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Nainunis Aulia IzzaFaculty of Humanities
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Xu Liu
ICLON
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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A History of East Baltic through Language Contact: A Seminar on the Occasion of Anthony Jakob’s Defense
Conference
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Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.
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Religious Studies students combat loneliness: ‘Simply acknowledging the complexity helps’
Last semester, bachelor’s students in Religious Studies spent a lot of time in community centres in Leiden. The reason: field research into loneliness in the city.