1,550 search results for “de world van talen en culture” in the Library website
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Gert OostindieKoninklijk Instituut Taal, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Anna-Alexandra MarholdFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Exhibition photographic oeuvre of world traveller Alexine Tinne
In collaboration with the The Hague Historical Museum and photographer Dagmar van Weeghel, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is the first to present a retrospective exhibition of the photographic oeuvre of Alexine Tinne (1835 – 1869). New research into her life and work is the reason for a reappraisal…
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Fan LinFaculty of Humanities
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Book transport to Van Steenis building delayed: 13 & 16 October
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Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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Ramesh Premaratne GanoharitiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Siddharth DivakaruniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Suzanne NaafsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register
One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also because this heritage in many ways represents our collective memory. UNESCO has been registering special and often threatened documents in the international…
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculty of Archaeology
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Book Presentation - Bookshop of the World by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
On Wednesday 27 March, 17.00 - 18.30, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen will present their book: 'The Bookshop of the World. Searching for markets in the Dutch Golden Age’ at the Lipsius-Building (Cleveringaplaats 1, room 11). Anton van der Lem, curator at the Leiden University Library will introduce…
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Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Arno KnobbeFaculty of Science
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Henning LahmannFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini
UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.
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Donation of personal archive and collection of Leiden Sinologist Robert van Gulik
The family of the famous diplomat, sinologist and writer Robert van Gulik has donated his personal archive and part of his collection to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection and archive provide insight into the life and work of Robert van Gulik, who became known to the general public for…
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict (dated 1582) from the Ming dynasty period, at one time part of the former collection of well-known sinologist and author of detective-novels Robert van…
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Erik DanenFaculty of Science
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marie-leen RyckaertFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marco VisserFaculty of Science
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Gido Oude KotteFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Niek ZondagFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rosanneke EmmenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Banner exhibition graphic works of Harry van Kruiningen about the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh was a lifelong inspiration to artist Harry van Kruiningen. This tale from Mesopotamia about the adventures of Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk, and his friend Enkidu is one of the oldest surviving epics in world literature. Despite its almost 4,000 year age, it still captures…
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Online exhibition - The world’s last picture writing: Naxi Dongba manuscripts
Manuscripts that look like a comic book, that's how you could describe the manuscripts of the Dongba people from China. The manuscripts are one of the last examples of a so-called pictographic script that can only be interpreted by Dongba priests, shamans, who have knowledge of the ancient Dongba cu…
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Rik LettanyFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn DefiletFaculty of Archaeology
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Merlijn van WeerdFaculty of Science
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
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Mink van IJzendoornFaculty of Archaeology
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Roxane HeidenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Emily Elizabeth GdulaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences