2,916 search results for “africa history” in the Public website
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How astronomy aids progress in Africa
Astronomy can help address the problems of South Africa, while benefiting other African countries at the same time. This was the message of Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of Science and Technology, on 26 February in the Academy Building.
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Caroline van EckFaculty of Humanities
c.a.van.eck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2712
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Da JinFaculty of Humanities
d.jin@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Doreen MüllerFaculty of Humanities
d.mueller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274954
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History: Politics, Culture and National Identities, 1789 to the Present
Are you thinking about studying Politics, Culture and National Identities, 1789 to the Present? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2693
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
l.m.teh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5915
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
g.burger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3445
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Introducing: Jonna Both
In March 2015 Jonna Both started working as a postdoctoral researcher within the VICI project ‘Connecting in Times of Duress’ of professor Mirjam de Bruijn.
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
b.e.van.der.boom@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2762
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Patrick DassenFaculty of Humanities
p.dassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2622
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
a.d.j.shield@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2550
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2763
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Pieter SlamanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
p.j.slaman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3097
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Kiri ParamoreFaculty of Humanities
k.n.paramore@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349
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The assembly history of the milky way nuclear star cluster
Promotor: P. T. de Zeeuw, Co-promotor: N. Neumayer; G. van de Ven
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Sharing knowledge about social media in Africa
Africa is online. Leiden Africa expert Mirjam de Bruijn is fascinated by the fast development of mobile telephony and social media in Africa. She maintains a website on the topic, focusing on isolated, marginalised and conflict-ridden areas in Middle Africa.
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Book recommendation from ... Meike de Goede
Every month a member of the Institute for History tells about a book that inspired him or her. Afterwards, the pen is passed on to another colleague. This month dr. Meike de Goede tells about the book 'Between Tides' by Valentin Mudimbe. The novel, little known beyond the circles of Africanists and…
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Africa 2020: reflecting on 60 years of independence
In 1960, 17 countries on the African continent became independent. Sixty years later, the Africanists from Leiden University are reflecting on what independence has meant for Africa.
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Extended Piano Techniques in Theory, History & Performance Practice
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Extended piano techniques : in theory, history and performance practice
Playing the piano with your forearm, plucking the strings, sawing through the piano: pianist Luk Vaes's doctoral dissertation covers all the techniques of play for which a piano is NOT designed. His defence ceremony will consist of three concerts and a public defence. 'Musicians were using the interior…
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and between Empires and Nation-States | Studies in Global Migration History, Volume: 46/14
In a modernist interpretation of migration controls, nation states play a major role. This book challenges this interpretation by showing that comprehensive migration checks and permanent border controls appeared much earlier, in early modern dynastic states and empires, and predated nation states by…
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Symposium Human - Wildlife conflicts in Africa 2016
The symposium “Human-Wildlife conflicst in Africa” was held on the 27th October in the Academie gebouw of Leiden University in honor of the retirement of Prof.dr.ir. Hans H. de Iongh
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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2757
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Amadou AdamouFaculty of Humanities
a.adamou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3362
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Jos DamenAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.c.m.damen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3352
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Paul KloegUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.kloeg@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1094
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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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Photographic Traditions in South African Popular Modernities
In the South African context, certain iconic images have been a dominant source for public understandings of historical events. The emphasis given these images tends to overshadow the historical value of other more personal photographic sources – like studio or amateur photography. This project looks…
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Covering the Ocean. Newspapers and Information Management in the Atlantic World, 1580-1820
This project investigates how early print media covered distant but urgent geopolitical conflicts, using newspapers from the Low Countries, north and south.
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History is a matter of a longing for rifles and flat screen TVs
History can be found in utensils and in interviews with ordinary citizens. ‘With the reconstruction of everyday life, an anthropological approach works better,’ thinks historian Jan-Bart Gewald. Inaugural lecture on 6 June.
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Vacancies: four PhD positions in History
The Institute for History announces vacancies for three PhD positions on Rethinking Disability: the Global Impact of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) in Historical Perspective and one PhD position to conduct research on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2666
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Lionel LaborieFaculty of Humanities
l.p.f.laborie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3546
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9191
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2765
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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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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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Thunderstorm: A small cultural history (1752-1830) (in Dutch)
More on the Dutch webpage.
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Ebifananyi. On photographs and telling histories from and about Uganda
In Luganda, the widest spoken minority language in East African country Uganda, the word for photographs is Ebifananyi. However, ebifananyi does not, contrary to the etymology of the word photographs, relate to light writings. Ebifananyi instead means things that look like something else. Ebifananyi…
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A History of the National Security State in Turkey
Zeynep Sarlak defended her thesis on 25 August 2020