352 search results for “dutch colonial and postcolonial literature” in the Library website
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Rick Honings appointed Scaliger professor
Senior lecturer Rick Honings has been appointed Scaliger professor with effect from 1 July 2020. In the coming years his focus will be on promoting teaching and research on the Special Collections of the Leiden University Library. Honings succeeds book historian Erik Kwakkel, who held this chair until…
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Leiden University Libraries acquires major 19th-century photography collection on South East Asia
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently acquired a major collection of 19th-century photographs on South East Asia. The collection comprises more than 3,700 photographs of the Netherlands East Indies and mainland South East Asia, including Singapore, Myanmar, Penang and Malacca. The photographs are…
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Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jim BeenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Brigitte TheeuwesICLON
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Luuk Siewers -
Eline WestraFaculty of Humanities
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Heike VethaakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kees GoudswaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne VersluisFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Roy Remme -
Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
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Julia FolzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leiden University Libraries acquires a rare map of Suriname
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has acquired a rare manuscript map of Suriname. The map from 1830 is almost 2.5 meters long and is highly detailed. It was hand-drawn by Helmuth Hendrik Hiemcke (1808-1858), one of the official surveyors employed by the colonial administration, and shows Suriname in…
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Successful Asia Day on Indonesia
Leiden University Libraries is looking back at an exciting Asia Day with a focus on Indonesia: interview about the Dutch colonial war in Indonesia, a roundtable with experts about Indonesian politics, economy and the Euro-Indonesian relationship, a keynote lecture about Malay manuscripts and digitization,…
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Gergana VasilevaICLON
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Casper de JongeFaculty of Humanities
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Yunnan YeFaculty of Humanities
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Jos BrosschotFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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‘Dear Aunt Olga’ exhibition on the ties between Suriname and the Netherlands
The Surinamese-Dutch language, Parbo Beer and, of course, football. The ‘Dear Aunt Olga’ (‘Lieve tante Olga’) exhibition focuses on the shared Surinamese-Dutch culture. Full of cheer and with life experience to spare, ‘icon’ Aunt Olga (95) leads visitors through a shared history and does not shy away…
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Bianca Angelien ClaveriaFaculty of Humanities
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Photographs
The photographs collection of Leiden University Librarie (UBL) contains specimens of almost all photographic processes from the history of the medium, rare objects and artistic highlights. Together, they shed light on the history of photography as a technique, a means of scientific, historic and personal…
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Mi-lan WoudstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michiel DamICLON
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
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Sander van Kasteren -
Maarten van 't Zelfde -
Jill den Boer -
Hanneke HulstFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Koen CaminadaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Fons Verbeek -
Jet Bussemaker -
Egbert JongenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pablo Merayo MontesFaculty of Humanities
