860 search results for “africa history” in the Student website
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Shenghao YueFaculty of Humanities
s.yue@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Why North Korea and Southern Africa are dependent on each other
North Korea may seem like an isolated country but it has strong ties with African regimes. This alliance, which trades in arms despite international sanctions, is increasingly operating out of the liberal world order’s sight, PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog warns.
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The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now?
Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Workshop: Gaping Holes: Towards multi-species histories and ethnographies of mining in southern Africa
Lecture
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Call for applications: Africa Thesis Award 2024 (deadline: 31 October 2024)
Education, Research
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2341
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.a.wijffels@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
l.milevski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1288
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Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
h.te.velde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2697
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Tessa de BoerFaculty of Humanities
t.w.m.de.boer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8010
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to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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Fan LinFaculty of Humanities
f.lin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2538
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1693
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Mariana De Campos FrancozoFaculteit Archeologie
m.francozo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2437
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social groups.
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Denied Justice: Double Jeopardy for Children in Conflict Situations in Africa’.
New Report Launched by ACPF with the support of the Department of Child Law and Health Law
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Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa
Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.
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Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Megan Vaughan: Africa in the time of Coronavirus. Biology, history and politics
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Fanny Wonu Veys: ‘I want to introduce students to the art history of Oceania’
Fanny Wonu Veys was appointed Professor of Art and Material Culture of Oceania on 1 August. Time for an introduction.
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2730
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Mahmood KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
m.kooriadathodi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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Africa and Palestine
Lecture
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1121
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.c.n.raadschelders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
s.suryadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2414
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Alex TutwilerFaculteit Archeologie
a.a.tutwiler@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
f.x.widiyarso@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272171
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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A Contemporary Past – Looking Back and Forward
Exhibition, Photo exibition
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
d.e.j.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2705
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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M. Y. Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2649
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Mark WestmorelandFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.r.westmoreland@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3773
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Metje Postma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.a.postma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Katharina NatterFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6864
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Rishuai ChenAfrika-Studiecentrum
r.chen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727