236 search results for “dutch colonial and postcolonial literature” in the Library website
-
Sander BaxFaculty of Humanities
-
Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
-
Japanese Literature Reading List
From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
-
Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
-
Lennart BesFaculty of Humanities
-
Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
-
Southeast Asian Special Collections
The Southeast Asian Special Collections contain text and audiovisual materials pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, religions, literatures, and (material) art of the region. The focus lies on the Malay world, in particular on the Nederlands-Indies/Indonesia. Apart from books and periodicals…
-
Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
-
Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
-
Marieke Bloembergen
Marieke Bloembergen is Professor of Heritage and Postcolonial Studies in Indonesian History at the Institute for History and the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies.
-
Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
-
Critical Caribbean Thought on Colonial Legacies
The Caribbean as we know it today is fundamentally a product of colonial activity and globalisation. Practically everyone that inhabits the Caribbean has ancestors from different continents due to colonial activity, which profoundly affects the area to this day. Caribbean writers, both in the Caribbean…
-
‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
-
Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
-
Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
-
Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
-
Sjoerd RamackersFaculty of Humanities
-
Emma SowFaculty of Humanities
-
Peter LiebregtsFaculty of Humanities
-
Radhika GuptaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
-
Paula Esteves dos Santos JordaoFaculty of Humanities
-
Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
-
Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the debate on art and collectors’ items from a loaded past. Inaugural speech on 2 December.
-
Film and Literary Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Film and Literary Studies
-
Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
-
Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…
-
Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
-
Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
-
Dutch studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Dutch language and culture.
-
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.
-
Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
-
Cartographic Collections
In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…
-
Searching Dutch articles
Tips on how to search for Dutch articles or articles published in the Netherlands.
-
Matthias Lukkes
Faculty of Humanities
-
research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism
Leiden University contributed to colonialism and slavery through its research and teaching. And governors and residents of Leiden had an active role in colonial networks. These are the findings of two explorative studies presented on 3 April.
-
Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
-
Marcos Neto de Cordova
Marcos Neto de Cordova is an external PhD candidate at Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS).
-
Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…
-
Femme GaastraFaculty of Humanities
-
Geert Stroo
Geert Stroo is external PhD candidate at the Institute for History.
-
Marinus van Hekken
Marinus van Hekken is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.
-
Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
-
Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
-
Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
-
Victor Posthuma
Victor Posthuma is affiliated with the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University as an external PhD candidate. Working title: ‘From back room to corridor: the role of journalism in the resignation of ministers and state secretaries in the cabinets of Balkenende I up to and including Rutte…
-
Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
-
Willem OtterspeerFaculty of Humanities
-
Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities