824 search results for “african language literature” in the Staff website
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
r.bai@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Tessa VerhoefScience
t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7903
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Ying ZhangFaculty of Humanities
y.z.zhang.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006
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Olaf KaperFaculty of Humanities
o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2041
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2980
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Mert YazanScience
m.yazan@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
h.n.m.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7563
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Researchers debunk earlier study: babies may not be able to learn language rules after all
For two decades, language experts were certain that babies were able to learn language rules from as young as the age of seven months. However, recent research carried out by a consortium of four Dutch baby labs led by researchers from Leiden cast doubts on this certainty. We spoke to researchers Andreea…
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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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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2120
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Programme innovation at Dutch Language and Culture
In 2018, the undergraduate programme Dutch Language and Culture embarked on sweeping programme innovations to educate its students ‘in a way that focusses more on the challenges of Dutch Studies in a 21st century society’. What does this entail and what was the approach? Esther Op de Beek, university…
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Adriaan van der WeelFaculty of Humanities
a.h.van.der.weel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
m.v.d.schaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2005
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
g.m.cambier@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2179
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Marga Sikkema-de Jong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
jongtm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3881
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Marianne van Dijken
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.van.dijken@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Georgios-Evgenios DouliakasFaculty of Humanities
g.e.douliakas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Language during war: the changing position of Russian in Ukraine
The impact of war extends beyond destroyed buildings and torn families. In bilingual Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia is a major driver for increasingly discarding the Russian language. What does this mean for the position of Russian in Ukraine?
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Three questions about delayed language development in children
Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). World DLD Day on 15 October called attention to this disorder. Development psychologist Neeltje van den Bedem explains why this is important.
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Using mobile technology for self-directed language learning
Self-directed learning is more suitable for intermediate and advanced language learners than for beginners.
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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How Russia uses language as a weapon of war
According to Russian propaganda Ukrainians are Nazis and people from the West are Satanists. Egbert Fortuin thinks we should take this propaganda seriously.
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5154
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BA in Italian Language and Culture to continue
Leiden University will continue to offer its BA in Italian Language and Culture. The Board of the Faculty of Humanities has reversed its decision to stop admitting new students as of the 2026/2027 academic year.
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.jentzsch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3456
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Xiaochen ZhengFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
x.zheng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tycho van der HoogAfrika-Studiecentrum
t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6701
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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Leticia Pablos RoblesFaculty of Humanities
l.pablos.robles@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2106
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
m.peyrot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4177
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities
j.wu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Mandipa NdlovuAfrika-Studiecentrum
m.b.ndlovu@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ursula OberstAfrika-Studiecentrum
u.oberst@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3353
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Willem VeermanAfrika-Studiecentrum
w.veerman@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6608
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What is citizenship? Classical Languages help find the answer
A European project should help reinvigorate Latin teaching in secondary schools. 'By focusing on citizenship, we want to show that Latin is relevant to discussions about citizenship and migration.'
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
f.k.ameka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cattle, rather than geometric shapes, determine how the Hamar see the world
Sara Petrollino, a university lecturer in linguistics, strongly believes that language influences the way we see the world. An NWO Open Competition (XS) grant will enable her to test this hypothesis among the Ethiopian Hamar people. ‘The idea that everyone thinks in geometric shapes is culturally de…
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
r.f.oomkes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727