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Book and Digital Media Studies (MA)
The master’s programme in Book and Digital Media Studies introduces you to the history of the written and printed word, and to theories and practices of publishing as well as digital textual media.
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Michael Herzfeld
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Bastian Still
b.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Paul Hoftijzer
Faculty of Humanities
p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Petra de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2592
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Ali Shobeiri
Faculty of Humanities
s.a.shobeiri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2752
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Edmund Amann
Faculty of Humanities
e.amann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1007
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
m.yenkimaleki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Irene Hadiprayitno
Faculty of Humanities
i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7402
- Summer School: "Manuscript Studies: Codicology and Digital Techniques" (5 ECTS)
- Research output
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CfP: Animal Heroes in Medieval Literature (Trent, 25-28 September 2024)
The University of Trento hosts the biennial conference of the International Reynard Society, taking place on September 25-28 2024. Deadline for paper/session submissions: December 31.
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Archaeologist Rachel Schats on Science071 about malaria in medieval low countries
Osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats investigates traces of malaria in old human skeletons. Even though the disease cannot be spotted directly in bone material, you may find traces of it, for example through porosity caused by anemia, linked to malaria. Rachel was a guest in the programme Science071 on…
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Vacancy: PhD-position at senior FWO project on oldest medieval borough charters (UGent)
Ghent University's Department of History is hiring 1 PhD researcher (m/f/x) for an FWO Senior Research project on the pragmatic, socio-economic and legal historical context in which the oldest borough charters in the Low Countries and northern France were negotiated and codified (late 11th-early 13th…
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Butrint
The coastal site of Butrint is situated on a peninsula in south-western Albania, opposite the island of Corfu and Apulia in southern Italy (across the Adriatic Sea). In Medieval times, Butrint served as a connecting bridge between East and West – between Byzantium and the Latin world.
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Masterclass: Wondering about 'Reform' in Medieval Sources (4th-11th centuries) - Utrecht, 23-24 May
On May 23 and 24, a masterclass is organized at Utrecht University on the theme of 'Reform'. Participating students will be rewarded 1 ECTS for preparation and presentation at the workshop, with the possibility of gaining another 2 ECTS to research and write a paper afterwards – for a total of 3 ECTS…
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CfP: ADAM: 'Addressing Difficult Aspects of the Medieval' (Oxford, September 23-24)
A workshop is organized at St John's College, Oxford, on September 23-24. The workshop aims to bring together medievalists of all disciplines to discuss the research and teaching of ‘difficult’ or ‘taboo’ topics. The organizers welcome applications from scholars working in any field that demands sensitivity…
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Marlisa den Hartog
Faculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2733
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Roosje Peeters
Faculty of Humanities
r.m.m.peeters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1736
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Elizabeth den Hartog
Faculty of Humanities
e.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2686
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Guest lecturing in Costa Rica from your own home: Early medieval English in Central America
Working during Corona brings along various challenges but also unexpected opportunities. Thijs Porck, university lecturer medieval English at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), was asked to give a digital guest lecture for the University of Costa Rica and shares his experi…
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Guita Winkel
Faculty of Humanities
m.winkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ugur Derin
Faculty of Humanities
u.derin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Ajay Gandhi
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.gandhi@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9100
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Elly Mulder
Faculty of Humanities
c.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Deniz Tat
Faculty of Humanities
d.tat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7100
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David Henley
Faculty of Humanities
d.e.f.henley@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2226
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Isabelle Duijvesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
i.g.b.m.duijvesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9325
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Marcel Cobussen
Faculty of Humanities
ma.cobussen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5041
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James McAllister
Faculty of Humanities
j.w.mcallister@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2004
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Lena Riecke
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
l.riecke@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Onur Ada
Faculty of Humanities
o.ada@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5485
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Omer Kocyigit
Faculty of Humanities
o.kocyigit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The island of Skyros from Late Roman to Early Modern times
ASLU 28 Michalis Karambinis (2015)
- Young Academy Leiden Outreach Grant
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Membership
There are five categories of members within the Research School:
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Tarsus
After the advent of Islam in the 7th century C.E., the strategic geographical position of Tarsus (its proximity to the sea and to the mountain pass leading to inland Anatolia) made this town the de facto capital of the thughur, a historical and geographical term created by Muslim geographers qualifying…
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CfP: The Fantastic and the Supernatural in the Medieval Germanic Traditions (University of Padova, 11/12 December)
On 11 and 12 December, the Associazione Italiana di Filologia Germanica (AIFG) organizes a graduate conference around the theme of "The Fantastic and the Supernatural in the Medieval Germanic Traditions". PhD students and recent graduates who wish to present are encouraged to submit an abstract before…
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Vacancies: 1 postdoc and 2 PhD's - ERC project Early Medieval English in Nineteenth-Century Europe (EMERGENCE, Leiden University)
The ERC project Early Medieval English in Nineteenth-Century Europe (EMERGENCE), led by Thijs Porck (Leiden University) is hiring 1 postdoctoral researcher and 2 PhD's. Details on the individual projects can be found below. Deadline for applications: 1 March 2024.
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Call for Papers: The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices, Padova, 5-6 juni 2024
On 5 and 6 june 2024, the conference The Senses, Cognition, and the Body in Medieval Devotional Practices is organised at the University of Padova. The organisers welcome abstracts for 25-minute papers in English or Italian, to be submitted by November 30.
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Production, Consumption and Agency
Central to the research of several cluster members are the social function and contexts of the production and consumption of medieval and early modern art, literature and media:
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Research
LUCAS’ Medieval and Early Modern (MEM) cluster brings together expertise in the fields of art, literature and media. It focuses on the arts in society in Europe and beyond during a vast period of time, from the 7th through to the 18th centuries CE.
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Ephesus
Situated on the west coast of modern Turkey, the site of Ephesus is one of the largest excavations in Turkey and one of the most visited tourist attractions. Only one tenth of the city has been exposed until now although the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Vienna (ÖAI) has been excavating here…
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Roman Provinces, Middle Ages and Modern Period
The conquest by Rome brought profound changes to large parts of Europe. Unprecedented infrastructural works were created, towns sprang up, a ribbon of fortresses was laid out along the frontiers.
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Erik-jan Zurcher
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elpine de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
e.de.boer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2562
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Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference : Breaking the Rules: Textual Reflections on Transgression
The Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference was founded in 2013 to publish a selection of the best papers presented at the biennial LUCAS Graduate Conference, an international and interdisciplinary humanities conference organized by the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). The…
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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