642 search results for “dutch literature” in the Student website
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Thomas KluitenburgFaculty of Humanities
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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PhD research: Was there already Dutch-Dutch and Belgian-Dutch in the past?
What developments preceded modern Standard Dutch? PhD candidate Iris Van de Voorde conducted research on ‘pluricentricity’, or the idea that language norms arise in different places and spread outwards from there. PhD defence on 19 April.
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Maurits Berger on Al Jazeera: ‘Little change in the Dutch-Israeli relation’
Professor Maurits Berger commented on Al Jazeera on the seemingly shifting relations between the Netherlands and Israel.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Ann Marie WilsonFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Karla Paola Cabrera AcuñaFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Bob van VelthovenFaculty of Humanities
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Raia receives NWO Impact Explorer grant: ‘We want to ensure that literature is once again voiced by its own society and resonates beyond it’
For decades, the trade in pocketbooks prescribing how to be a good Muslim flourished in East Africa, but in recent years the number of books in circulation has been declining. University lecturer Annachiara Raia is the recipient of an Impact Explorer grant to revive this tradition, in cooperation with…
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Teaching Prize: ‘It’s an encouragement to further develop passion for literature and education’
Assistant professor Carmen Van den Bergh has been nominated for the Leiden University Teaching Prize. ‘I combine literature education with social relevance and personal experience.’
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Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Wim VoermansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Interiors for Display: The art of the eighteenth-century interior in the Dutch Republic and Europe
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Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications
Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in The Telegraph, Literary Review, The Spectator, History Today, and the Times Literary Supplement.
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Three questions about the new podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur
Russian literature is awash with disputes, riots and intense political debates. In the new Dutch podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur, senior lecturer Otto Boele and film maker and journalist Kay Mastenbroek discuss the most talked-about Russian books published in the past two…
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New murals depict archaeological profiles of Dutch soil
On September 5, at the festive opening of the Faculty Year, a range of new murals will be officially presented in the Van Steenis’ Reuvens Hall. The wall paintings reflect a variety of Dutch soil stratigraphies, from Oss to burial mounds. Aside from being a striking new addition to our Faculty building,…
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Ariette DekkerFaculty of Humanities
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Irena ZagarFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people
New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people: ‘For them the Dutch were another piece on the political chess board’
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Myra ArendsFaculty of Humanities
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What influence did French really have on Dutch?
Just as some people today dislike English influences on the Dutch language, in early modern times people also criticised the Frenchification of Dutch. But to what extent did French actually leave its mark in our language? PhD student Brenda Assendelft made a surprising discovery. PhD defence 24 May.
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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…