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Conference

Writing a book on the recent history of Leiden University in corona times. For educational and policy historian Pieter Slaman (34), this has meant working in the attic of his parents’ house while they looked after his daughter, along with numerous online conversations and very few, if any, visits to…

So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…

Alumni event, Lecture

The study of the Islamic occult sciences has developed rapidly with impressive outcomes in the last 10 years. In addition to ground-breaking research, these include critical editions of overlooked texts that are essential to our knowledge of the occult sciences, and Islamic philosophical and scientific…

Building a theory of material and visual politeness in ancient sources: the example of the Graeco-Roman letters on papyrus Yasmin Amory (Ghent University) Although letters on papyrus have been thoroughly examined and investigated from the very beginning of the discipline, attention has mainly been paid…

Alumni event, Lezing

Workshop

Lecture

In this symposium, we are exploring the varieties of divinatory practice. These techniques are a way to envision, predict and understand the individual’s life from the perspective of the sacred world. Whether cast as mere funfair fortune-telling or as the most earnest augury, if religion refers to the…

Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series

The story of Demosthenes’ transformation from a much-mocked to a much-admired orator is well-known: he emerged from his ‘subterranean study’—after dedicated and rigorous physical training—a master of delivery. His diligence was spurred by the realization that a performance that was not only powerful,…

Lecture

Conference

447th Dies Natalis

Theaterfestival OverActing is a rich mixture of theatre and music, research and art, emotion and reason. Through performances, lectures, spoken word interventions and workshops, OverActing explores the power of the theatrical traditions of the past, from tragic Greek mythology to comic silent films.…