1,224 search results for “bart history” in the Staff website
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NIAS grant for research into 19th century bohemians and their love for anarchistic assassins
It was a remarkable trend in 19th-century London: middle-class bourgeois bohemians falling in love with anarchism and its assassins. University lecturer Michael Newton has been awarded a NIAS subsidy to reconstruct the lives of three of these families.
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Book Talk: A Modern History of China’s Art Market
Lecture, China Seminar
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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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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Meijers Lecture and New Year’s Reception: starting the new year full of enthusiasm and inspiration!
In traditional style, 2025 was ushered in at our faculty with the Meijers Lecture followed by the New Year's Reception. On Thursday 16 January 2025, the Meijers Lecture took place in the Lorentz Lecture Hall where the Meijers Prizes and the Van Wersch Springplank Prize were also awarded. At the New…
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Rubicon for research into Roman law: ‘We don’t know what wider society thought about law’
Expert in Classics Renske Janssen has been awarded a Rubicon grant. She will use the grant to conduct research at the University of Edinburgh into how Roman law was perceived by society at the time.
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Dona Sanduni WickramasingheFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hanum AtikasariFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hetty de RooijFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daphne Wong-A-FoeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stijn van 't LandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Daniel ValeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Fitri MurfiantiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Youri CremersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Weiyan LowFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Syeda ShawkatFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Julie ReyndersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Roy HofkampFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sara KulicFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Oliver TuazonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Floor VeldhuisFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rolph KootFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Loes JanssenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jennifer DowlingFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten NeuteboomFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerard Versluis
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eline VerhageFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Andjelka PetreskiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.
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Four decades of eLaw: computer science hand-in-hand with law
Research and education at the intersection of law and technology is more important than ever. With its 40 years of experience, the eLaw department, founded in 1985, is ready for the future. Time to reflect on four decades of innovation.
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8 Leiden Anthropologists publish new guide for Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography
On 30 November 2021 the book 'Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography: A Practical and Theoretical Guide' was published by Routledge. The book resulted from eight anthropologists of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology joining forces: Cristina Grasseni, Bart Barendregt, Erik…
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ISGA researchers in international media
Terrorism, crisis, violence, intelligence, diplomacy, war and peace are topics that are broadly covered in ISGA's research activities. Regularly, ISGA researchers appear in international media to discuss their research expertise. This item offers an overview of non-Dutch and non-English articles and…
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Sarah de Rijcke Bids Farewell as Dean: “The Sense of Community Here Is Strong”
During the New Year’s reception of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) on 12 January 2026, Sarah de Rijcke said farewell as our dean. She will become the new Rector Magnificus of Leiden University. It was not the only change of leadership announced that afternoon.
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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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Holding the Byvanck Chair in times of corona
Professor Caroline Vout, Cambridge University, was awarded the Leiden University Byvanck Chair in 2020. In a pre-Covid-19 world, the Byvanck Chair would stay in Leiden for seminars, lectures, and research activities. Instead, the pandemic disrupted this schedule. Last month, Vout taught her masterclass…
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Ghanaian Sign Language(s): History, Linguistics, and Ideology
PhD defence
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Fossil Urbanism: Global Forces, Local Contexts, and Urban Environmental History
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Rights, The United Nations and the Intimacies of International Law: A History
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Towards a Virtual Slave Island/Kompannavidiya Heritage, history and spatial contestation in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Lecture, Event
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Heino van RijnberkFaculty of Humanities
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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew SungFaculty of Humanities
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Amadou Adamou
Faculty of Humanities
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities