396 search results for “southeast area” in the Staff website
-
VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
-
Hollandsdenken Dekoloniseren
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
-
Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
-
How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
-
Poor countries recycle far more of our plastic than we thought. But it's not enough.
Countries that import plastic waste recycle an average of at least 63 percent of it. This is surprising, as we previously believed that the vast majority was incinerated or ended up as litter. This was discovered by PhD candidate Kai Li and his colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Sciences in…
-
Ratna Saptari retires: anthropologist dedicated herself with heart and soul to Indonesian workers' and human rights
Ratna Saptari is since 2007 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. She has always been involved with issues of human rights and Indonesian workers' rights. This August she retired. But she won't sit still. She continues her voluntary work and wants to…
-
‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
-
Minimalism in Malay Verbal Art: towards a cognitive poetic approach of allusion in Malay
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
-
A Social History of Elephant Watching and Elephant Keepers in Early Modern China
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
-
Environmental Colonialism in Palestine
Panel
-
Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1693
-
Ying-ting WangFaculty of Humanities
y.wang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2520
-
From Scribe to Screen: Sources and Approaches to Global History in the Digital Age [COGLOSS x GLOBALISE]
Lecture, COGLOSS x GLOBALISE Webinar
-
Roundtable: International Relations and the Idea of Merit
Conference, Roundtable
-
Book presentation ‘Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’
Book presentation
-
Special Guest Lecture: Maps, manuscripts, and the colonial division of the Malay world
Guest Lecture | SSEALS
-
Why Humanities? Cristiana Strava on Middle Eastern Studies
Lecture
-
Hong Kong's Place in South East Asia
PhD defence
-
Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste
In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a humanities scholar? We asked Elena Burgos Martinez, University Lecturer South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan…
-
How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
-
Indian Problems, Yemeni Solutions? Legal Exchanges in the Sixteenth Century
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
-
Defending Nature’s Rights: Paradoxes and Challenges
Masterclass
-
Slavery in the Indian Ocean World and the Work of Forgetting: Some Preliminary Thoughts
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
-
Why Humanities? Arthur Crucq on Art as a "Leftist Hobby"
Lecture
-
Why Humanities? Frans-Willem Korsten about Literature & Law
Lecture
-
Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1692
-
Vanessa MakFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
v.mak@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7435
-
Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2023
-
Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1684
-
Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599
-
Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
s.a.cramsey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8825
-
Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
c.a.ennis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5635
-
Florian SchneiderFaculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544
-
Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
s.s.regilme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1742
-
Humanities and International Relations Graduate
Conference
-
Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.
-
Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
-
Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
-
Sabine Luning
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
-
Lineage and Gender in Islam: Perspectives from the Indian Ocean World
International Conference
-
Rene KleijnScience
kleijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1498
-
Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly (see updates below) look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
-
Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
-
Leiden University-Zurich University Workshop: Ecocritical Perspectives in East Asian Art and Culture
Workshop
-
Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
-
Andrea EversFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.evers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6891