712 search results for “cultural geschiedenis” in the Student website
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Anna DlabacovaFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Boardgames and graphic animations: creative ways to present academic information
For an assignment for the course Medical Anthropology, students were asked to choose a theme related to the Covid-19 pandemic, find information and present their work in a creative way. The results are impressive.
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From a rapper to an elegy: students of Italian make videos for a wide audience
A course that concludes with a video pitch, instead of a paper or examination: Italian Language and Culture students each recorded their own knowledge clip, speaking to a wide audience about Italian cultural expressions. We asked Goran Bouaziz, Cameron-May Bosch and Katja Timmer what they thought of…
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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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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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved into the effect of film on the Kurdish identity. She will obtain her PhD on 4 May.
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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Master's students organise graduate conference ‘Who is Asian?’
Master's students Adam El Amraoui, Eesha Sheel, Frieda Chen and Lawrence Kurowski are organising a graduate conference. On March 26, students will gather to ponder definitions of belonging both within Asia and among Asian diasporic communities.
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Lecture and Exhibition
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Film screening and Book Launch
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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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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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Secondary school students grapple with Dutch texts: ‘I liked the feminist part best’
University lecturer Olga van Marion invited pupils from Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn to take part in a series of Dutch workshops organised at the University. Some the students and workshop leaders reflect on the busy morning.
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Lotte Sophie Groenendijk reflects on the 'Care and the Jewish Experience' Conference
In September 2025 Leiden University hosted a greatly successful academic conference "Care and the Jewish Experience" organized by the Leiden Jewish Studies Network. Among our guests and presenters were academics from many universities, many disciplines and at different stages of their academic caree…
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Daan Roovers to deliver the 54th Huizinga Lecture
On Thursday 11 December 2025, Daan Roovers, the philosopher and former Denker des Vaderlands (Philosopher Laureate), will give the 54th Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. Under the title What’s at stake: The boundaries of politics and fair play, she will reinterpret Johan Huizinga’s…
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education
In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustainable development, are addressed in the teaching and research at all of our faculties. On this Day of Sustainability, we highlight a number of subject…
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
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Ahmad Nuril HudaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
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Djibrila TetereouFaculty of Humanities
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Siyun WuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Amit KurienFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte FikkersFaculty of Humanities
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Arman HasanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lieske HuitsFaculty of Humanities
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Brigitte TheeuwesICLON
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Tim van de MeerendonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Zulfadhli NasutionFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Swargajyoti GohainFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tony FosterFaculty of Humanities
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
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Zifan MengFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
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Qinxin HeFaculty of Humanities
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Xinyu DongFaculty of Humanities
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Jooyoung HwangFaculty of Humanities