422 search results for “americas” in the Student website
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Video series: Why Latin America matters
Latin America matters! With its rich history, culture, its impressive resilience and creative innovation in the face of such a diverse array of challenges, Latin America can indeed show the way forward inspiring for positive change. Working together with Latin American institutions, our researchers…
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Latin America’s fight against femicide
Across Latin America, stories of violence against women reveal how deeply gender, power en inequality are intertwined. Researcher Martín Hernán Di Marco tells how storytelling, activism and research together challenge the global cycle of violence against women and girls.
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Felipe Colla De AmorimFaculty of Humanities
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‘We are destroying our own planet' (and Latin America pays the price)
The whole world gets raw materials from Latin America, but at the expense of nature. Håvar Solheim researches the role of organised crime in this environmental crime and Soledad Valdivia researches sustainable urban initiatives in Latin America. What do these university lecturers think the future of…
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Postdoc Adam Benfer stewards big data in the study of Central America
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dr Adam Benfer, originally from the United States, occupies a double position as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds and as the Faculty’s Data Steward. ‘It is pretty much what the title says: I steward data. Essentially,…
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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experimentation and innovation in human-environmental links across the Americas
Research
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Discuss he consequences of Trump 2.0 for Europe, America and the world
Education
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Partnering Heritage with Latin America: Heritage Futures in the Age of Polycrises
Explore how cultural heritage can proactively respond to global crises, from geopolitical conflicts to climate change, through innovative cross-cultural collaboration between Latin American stakeholders and Una Europa.
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
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Saskia DunnFaculty of Humanities
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Irina ZudinaFaculty of Law
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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‘Chinese citizens are more perturbed by climate change than many in America or Europa’
After a gap of five years, Leiden has a new Professor of Modern China. Florian Schneider started his position on 1 September.
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Aad van MastrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Katherinne Guerra ChevaFaculty of Archaeology
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nikki MulderSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculty of Law
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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Eduard van de Bilt and Joke Kardux say goodbye to Leiden
For more than 35 years they helped put American Studies on the map: Joke Kardux and Eduard van de Bilt. This spring, the couple retired. A farewell interview.
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculty of Archaeology
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Arturo García De LeónFaculty of Archaeology
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
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Experimentation and Innovation in Human-Environmental Links Across the Americas
Conference, RITMO Annual Meeting
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for her research on darkness in contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Debora Campos WanderleyFaculty of Humanities
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Manuel Cabal LopezSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Programme
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Ashleigh Morris
Faculty of Archaeology
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Adam BenferFaculty of Archaeology
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Dita AuzinaFaculty of Archaeology
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Marianne Wiesebron
Faculty of Humanities
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Erik BähreSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Boukary Sangaré
Faculty of Humanities
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Roos StolkerFaculty of Humanities
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Luca BrulsFaculty of Humanities