4,102 search results for “critical musicology and heritage studies” in the Public website
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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FragmEndoscopy: Medieval fragments in early modern book spines
During the early modern period, many medieval manuscripts were cut up into strips of parchment which were reused to reinforce the bindings of newly printed books. Until recently, these reused pieces of medieval manuscripts only came to light when the early modern book binding was damaged and/or subjected…
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Remembering through museums, objects, art and more: The heritage of psychiatric institutions and their patients
Faculty Lecture
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Keyhole surgery on old books leads to discovery of medieval fragments
An endoscopic camera was used to record images of reused medieval fragments on the inside of book bindings from the 16th and 17th centuries. The unique images were made as part of the project ‘FragmEndoscopy: An Innovative Way to Discover Hidden Heritage inside Early Modern Book Bindings’, funded by…
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date! MAKING MATTERS Symposium 2020: Collective Material Practices in Critical Times
Join us at the second edition of the Making Matters symposium, which will take place on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2020 at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam and online.
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Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Hifadhi ya Dijiti ya Ustadh Mau
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Maarten JansenFaculty of Archaeology
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Siavash Rafiee RadFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Anoma van der VeereFaculty of Humanities
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
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in Kunst und Literatur // Taking Positions on the ‘Refugee Crisis’: Critical Responses in Art and Literature
The recent rise in global migration movements and the simultaneous attempts to prevent migrations to the Global North in general and Europe in particular have produced numerous images and narratives that try to record and convey these events and their actors.
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Claiming Ancient Rome’s Heritage: Translatio imperii as an Anchoring Device in the Neo-Latin Poetry of Florence in the Age of Lorenzo de’ Medici
In Renaissance Florence, humanists wrote Latin poems fashioning their city as the new Rome, and members of the Medici family as Roman rulers. How can we explain this practice?
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Winged Words
The prehistory of communication metaphors
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by Minister Dijkgraaf at Leiden University: ‘When knowledge becomes critical’
On Friday 11 March (16.00 hrs.) Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) will give a speech at Leiden University entitled ‘When knowledge becomes critical’. In the speech, he will address several critical challenges in science and society. The livestream will be open to all.
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Lorentz Lecture - Why study islands?
Lecture
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen
Faculty of Humanities
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Discover our Perspectives on the Past
The Faculty of Archaeology proudly presents the research brochure Perspectives on the Past, featuring passionate, dedicated researchers introducing a dazzling scala of research topics: from present-day traditional knowledge in Africa to the power of glue in Palaeolithic Europe. In addition to these…
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Monique van den Dries' Leiden Experience: 'Usually I end up with (too) many ideas and running projects'
Heritage expert Monique van den Dries has a long history with our Faculty. She did her studies and PhD in Leiden, and before returning to academia in 2008, she worked in heritage management for nearly 15 years. This has, given her a unique insight in the world outside of academia. ‘I want to literally…
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Languages as Lifelines: The Multilingual Coping Strategies of Refugees from the Early Modern Low Countries
From ca. 1540 to 1600, thousands fled the war-stricken Southern Low Countries to the British Isles, Germany, and the Northern Low Countries. Research on this displacement crisis, central to the formation of the Netherlands and Belgium, reflects 21st-century debates on migration and language: language…
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Striking a balance between local and global interests
On 2 May, Sophie Starrenburg defended the thesis 'Striking a balance between local and global interests: communities and cultural heritage protection in public international law'. The doctoral research was supervised by Nico Schrijver and Yvonne Donders.
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Lieke BesFaculty of Archaeology
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New Leiden Centre of Archaeological Studies in Italy
The Faculty of Archaeology has a new Centre of Archaeological Studies in Italy.
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Memorial volume for prof. Willem Willems
‘Fernweh: Crossing borders and connecting people in archaeological heritage management ’
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Labour standards clause EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement critically assessed
Giovanni Gruni publishes a peer reviewed paper in the Korean Journal of international and Comparative Law.
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Medieval and Early Modern History: Europe in its Global Context
Leiden’s Institute for History has an exceptionally strong expertise in premodern European history in its global context, with specialists whose interests cover virtually the whole continent. We have a strong track record in leading larger research teams and work together with colleagues across Europe…
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Devastation of the Museu Nacional Brazil: “I have no words to say how horrible this is.”
On Sunday September 2, the Museu Nacional of Brazil was destroyed by fire. It is estimated that 90 percent of the collection is lost. National Geographic interviewed Brazilian heritage expert Mariana de Campos Françozo about the disaster.
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Maritime archaeologist Martijn Manders on National Geographic channel
On Sunday August 19, the National Geographic channel programme 'Drain the Oceans' will focus on Martijn Manders' excavation of the Dutch VOC ship De Rooswijk.
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PhD defence: critical reflections on law and the question of the animal
This project contemplates an ethics of difference and singularity that can effectuate a displacement of anthropocentrism and radical transformation in the way we understand and approach relationality across species borders. PhD defence on 16 December 2019.
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Hossam AhmedFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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Case studies in archaeological predictive modelling
ASLU 14
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An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Heritage Reparations: Responding to Climate Change-Induced Damages
Workshop
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Leiden Slavery Studies Association
The Leiden Slavery Studies Association (LSSA) is dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of slavery and post-slavery in any period and any geographical region.
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Restart LDE Global Heritage & Development
Kick-off Meeting
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The Skandapurāṇa Project
Uniting an international consortium of scholars, the Skandapurāṇa Project comprises a team of researchers working in fields across the Humanities. We are creating a critical edition of a foundational work of purāṇic literature and, in doing so, tracing the dynamics of a textual tradition to better understand…
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
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Hisashi OwadaFaculty of Humanities
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Danielle ChevalierFaculty of Law
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities