History of Africa and the Americas
Africa and the Americas share long and complex histories, shaped by ancient civilizations and cultures, regional and global migrations and trading networks, the rise and fall of numerous empires, and the experiences of (post-)colonialism and imperialism in the modern era.
Of crucial importance to the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean worlds, these dynamic societies continue to shape the global economy, geopolitics, and popular culture throughout the world.
News
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Leiden University Global Seed Fund for Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz -
Luca Bruls Awarded Fellowship Grant for Research and Ethnographic Filmmaking -
Erasmus+ grant for virtual exchanges: 'We want to deliver ecologically aware global citizens' -
Faculty Teaching Prize for Mike Schmidli -
Carla Cisternas Guasch receives research grant of the Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation -
Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’ -
Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is' -
Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America -
Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last) -
Decolonising the history of Africa was a difficult process -
Eduard van de Bilt and Joke Kardux say goodbye to Leiden -
NIAS fellowship for Mike Schmidli -
History MOOC 'The Rooseveltian Century' returns
Publications
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Public Health and the American State -
Smoke on the Water: Incineration at Sea and the Birth of a Transatlantic Environmental Movement -
Freedom on the Offensive: Human Rights, Democracy Promotion, and US Interventionism in the Late Cold War -
The Transatlantic Era (1989–2020) in Documents and Speeches -
Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876