110 search results for “colonialism” in the Library website
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Alexander van der MeerFaculty of Humanities
a.van.der.meer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Critical Caribbean Thought on Colonial Legacies
The Caribbean as we know it today is fundamentally a product of colonial activity and globalisation. Practically everyone that inhabits the Caribbean has ancestors from different continents due to colonial activity, which profoundly affects the area to this day. Caribbean writers, both in the Caribbean…
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the debate on art and collectors’ items from a loaded past. Inaugural speech on 2 December.
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Wim van den DoelCollege van Bestuur
h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2922
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Esther ZwinkelsFaculty of Humanities
e.p.m.zwinkels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
w.h.willems@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 5374 5961
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Anita van DisselFaculty of Humanities
a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2760
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
j.v.roitman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2769
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Liesbeth Rosen JacobsonFaculty of Humanities
e.w.rosen.jacobson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1293
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‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…
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Lennart BesFaculty of Humanities
l.p.j.bes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2768
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
r.a.m.honings@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2126
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
g.burger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Tristan MostertFaculty of Humanities
t.mostert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1307
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2982
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Philip PostFaculty of Humanities
p.g.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
m.c.r.schute@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.a.faber@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andrea Richards-CumminsFaculteit Archeologie
a.c.richards@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Márcia GonçalvesFaculty of Humanities
m.a.goncalves@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2946
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Cartographic Collections
In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…
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Judith BosnakFaculty of Humanities
j.e.bosnak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
f.h.sysling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2737
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
o.j.praamstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1256
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2310
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2167
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John KegelAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
a.ezawa@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2548
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7308
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
t.w.brocades@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2770
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maps and Atlases
The collection of maps and atlases consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.
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Asian Special Collections
The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.
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Radhika GuptaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.gupta@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Erik OdegardFaculty of Humanities
e.l.l.odegard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6563
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Southeast Asian Special Collections
The Southeast Asian Special Collections contain text and audiovisual materials pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, religions, literatures, and (material) art of the region. The focus lies on the Malay world, in particular on the Nederlands-Indies/Indonesia. Apart from books and periodicals…
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
Satellite conference
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Gert OostindieFaculty of Humanities
g.j.oostindie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Collections
The UBL develop collections which support the needs of faculty and students of the University.
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Palestine and Israel
This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds five sets of manuscripts recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. They are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents (Memory of the World Register).
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural lecture
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
c.a.p.antunes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2735