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A grammar of Nchane: A Bantoid (Beboid) language of Cameroon
On the 30th of June, Richard L. Boutwell successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Richard on this achievement!
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Automatic annotation of multi-modal language resources
The AAM-LR project aims at building a demonstrator of a web service that will help filed researchers to annotate audio- and video-recordings.
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Anneke Both-de Vries
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
bothanna@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4834
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Assessing the Impacts Of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage in The Netherlands
This project aims to identify, quantify and map the exposure of Dutch national monuments to four climate change effects: flooding, waterlogging, drought and heat.
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Tone sandhi, prosodic phrasing, and focus marking in Wenzhou Chinese
This thesis investigates the connection between tonal realization and tone change (tone sandhi) in Wenzhou Chinese, and whether and how such a connection is conditioned by prosodic structure and focus marking.
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Frank Pieke becomes director of renowned Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlijn.
Professor Chinese Frank Pieke becomes research and general director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlijn.
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The writing culture of ancient Dadan; a description and quantitative analysis of linguistics variation
Fokelien Kootstra defended her thesis on 23 April 2019
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Janet Connor
Faculty of Humanities
j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7210
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A Cultural History of Thunderstorms
How did the invention and implementation of the lightning rod change the perception of thunderstorms on a scientific, technical, religious and artistic level, in the Netherlands and beyond, during the period 1752-1830?
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The syntax of verbal pseudo-coordination in English and Afrikaans
This dissertation provides a systematic description of English and Afrikaans verbal pseudo-coordination and a formal analysis couched in the Minimalist program.
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Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory (MA)
The master in Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory at Leiden University studies contemporary literature and culture (art, cinema, pop music) from a theoretical, critical perspective, with special emphases on approaches developed in cultural and literary studies, feminist theory, phenomenology and…
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Marijke van der Wal
Faculty of Humanities
m.j.van.der.wal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jin Hee Park
Faculty of Humanities
j.h.park@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5755
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Ae Ree Nam
Faculty of Humanities
a.r.nam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6415
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Egypt and the Augustan Cultural Revolution
As part of the VIDI 'Cultural innovation in a globalising society: Egypt in the Roman world', this research explores manifestations of Egypt in the material culture of Augustan Rome. This period was a crucial turning point for the urban landscape of Rome, which was characterised by cultural diversit…
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Tijmen Pronk
Faculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4168
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Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture
The Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture organises public and scholarly events to promote the rich Arabic culture and to celebrate the long Leiden tradition of studying it in all its diverse expressions.
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Cultural Memory of War and Conflict
From Apartheid in South-Africa to 9/11 in the United States: there is not a single culture that is not shaped by the memory of war or conflict. The minor Cultural Memory of War and Conflict focuses on how such memory cultures influence and shape societies today.
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“This is Roosevelt’s World”: FDR as a Cultural Icon in American Memory
This dissertation studies the construction of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a cultural icon in American memory, particularly by FDR himself.
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Egypt and the Augustan Cultural Revolution
This book presents an archaeological overview of the presence and development of Egyptian material culture in the context of Augustan Rome.
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Tailoring x-ray tomography techniques for cultural heritage research
Visualizing the internal structure is a crucial step in acquiring knowledge about the origin, state, and composition of cultural heritage artifacts. Among the most powerful techniques for exposing the interior of cultural heritage objects is computed tomography (CT), a technique that computationally…
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The cultural turn in intelligence studies
This article explores an emerging “cultural turn” in intelligence studies, which, if fully realized, could entail the expansion of the discipline to include new methodologies and theories, and a more integrative understanding of historical causality that locates intelligence agencies within the widersocio-cultural…
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Caribbean Connections: Cultural Encounters in a New World Setting (CARIB)
What socio-cultural transformations did indigenous communities in the Lesser Antilles undergo from the late precolonial to the early colonial period in response to Amerindian European-African cultural encounters? How did Amerindian populations realign themselves in response to the colonisation…
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
Explore global cultural differences with our International Bachelor's in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Delve into gender issues, social media trends, food habits, social justice movements, and more.
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Campaigning Culture and the Global Cold War
This book explores the lasting legacy of the controversial project by the Congress for Cultural Freedom, funded by the CIA, to promote Western culture and liberal values in the battle of ideas with global Communism during the Cold War.
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Joke Bruynzeel: culture reaches the heart
When doing business in foreign countries, you will encounter different languages and cultures. How does knowledge of cultural differences help you when you're trying to start a business or close a deal in another country?
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Indigenous cultural heritage and intellectual property
Challenges for the protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources, traditional cultural expressions, and traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples in the international scenario.
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Translation and the cultural Cold War
A new special issue on translation and the cultural Cold War sheds light on the understudied and yet important role of translation in cultural transfer.
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Renewing the cultural identity of Canadian Indians
The artefacts that still remain from the traditional culture of the indigenous Yukon, Canada, are spread over dozens of museums throughout the world. Yukon Indian Ukjese van Kampen carried out research to bring this culture to light. This is the subject of his dissertation entitled ‘The history of Yukon…
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Counting and Accountability. The Politics of Numbers in the democracy of Classical Athens
We live in a data-drenched society awash with numbers. An inhabitant of the democratic polis of Athens (5th and 4th centuries B.C.E.) increasingly found himself surrounded by numerical data. This project aims to analyze the communicative functions and the political meaning(s) ascribed to these public…
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Understanding the brain via language
Professor Jenny Doetjes at Leiden University researches similarities and differences in languages, specifically in the area of numerals and quantifiers. Her research provides insight into language patterns, bu also in the working of the human brain. Inaugural lecture on 26 January.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology | Leiden University
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals and groups around the world in relation to the complex global challenges of diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.
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Alex Reuneker
Faculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Olga Lundysheva
Faculty of Humanities
o.lundysheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jiang Wu
Faculty of Humanities
j.wu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
- Poetry @ Middle Eastern Culture Market 2019
- Workshops @ Middle Eastern Culture Market 2019
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Cultural framing of rights and subjectivities
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Material Culture, Consumption and Social Change
New Approaches to Understanding the Eastern Mediterranean during Byzantine and Ottoman Times
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Cross-border Claims to Cultural Objects
On 11 November 2021, Evelien Campfens defended the thesis 'Cross-border Claims to Cultural Objects'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. N.J. Schrijver and Prof. W.J. Veraart (VU Amsterdam).
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
Discover the Master's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University. Undertake independent ethnographic research and contribute to society.
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Media studies: Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory
Are you thinking about studying Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Olga Nozdracheva
Faculty of Humanities
o.nozdracheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Fenna Poletiek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
poletiek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3641
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History of Cultures, Knowledge and Ideas
It is integral to many cluster members’ research to use Medieval and Early Modern Arts as a lens for studying the medieval and early modern periods at large:
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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