955 search results for “american history” in the Student website
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sign up for the online course on American Law by Boston College Law
In January 2023, the Boston College Law School will organise ‘Insights: U.S. Legal System’, an online extensive introduction course on the American legal system. The course, which will be taught in English, will be divided over several Zoom sessions. The costs of the course are $300 and the entire…
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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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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Join the Columbia Summer Program on American Law in July 2023
Education
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
h.j.den.heijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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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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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant
All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image of native populations in the European mind. An ERC Starting Grant allows Dr Martin Berger to look at the bigger picture, contextualizing individual collections…
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2769
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2666
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities
d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Historian Ronald Kroeze: 'We must view political integrity from a historical perspective'
The democratic rule of law is under pressure due to a series of scandals and integrity issues, as seen in the recent parliamentary inquiries. Professor Ronald Kroeze explains: 'Public office holders are expected to show complete dedication, but that norm is quite absolute, and what we mean by it is…
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2730
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Peter KopICLON
p.m.g.m.kop@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273470
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So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’
Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the 12th century. How was it to work and study in this former Leiden prison?
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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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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.masullo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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André GerritsFaculty of Humanities
a.w.m.gerrits@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272949
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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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Jos RaadscheldersFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.c.n.raadschelders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
f.x.widiyarso@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272171
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
r.m.m.peeters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272699
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Philip PostFaculty of Humanities
p.g.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2142
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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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Forced Choices: Migration, Identity, and Belonging in the South Tyrolean Option (1939-1955)
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Asylum Claims by Minors on Grounds of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Ethnic Bias in Immigration Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Britain
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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The Complicit Politics of EU Migration Diplomacy
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
d.e.j.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2705
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The Dutch Transatlantic Slave Trade
Conference, Book presentation
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
f.h.sysling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2737
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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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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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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Kai HebelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9948
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Willem HeiserFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
heiser@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michel DoortmontAfrika-Studiecentrum
m.r.doortmont@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bastian Stillb.j.f.still@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Paul HoftijzerFaculty of Humanities
p.g.hoftijzer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Willem ZwalveFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
w.j.zwalve@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7440
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2023
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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Simon WillmettsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.d.willmetts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Thomas MaguireFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
t.j.maguire@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212