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Introducing: David Napolitano 27 March 2015
As of 1 February 2015, dr. David Napolitano is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for History. He is particularly interested in the figure of th...
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Slavery research on the up 23 March 2015
An international congress, lectures and a new book series and magazine. It’s a hot topic at the moment that attracts broad public interest. Researcher...
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Zeeland Archives to Present Historical Slave Voyage to the UN 17 March 2015
MIDDELBURG/GENEVA – The president of the United Nations Human Rights Council has invited the Zeeland Archives from the Netherlands, to Geneva on March...
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‘I aim to cultivate critical minds’ 09 February 2015
Inviting a navy officer to talk about piracy, inspiring critical thinking and offering to help with finding internships. Students appreciate that and ...
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Jan Oster wins the Carla Musterd Award for Teaching 02 February 2015
At the Institute’s Council meeting of last December the first Institute’s biannual prize for teaching was awarded. The award is named after Carla Must...
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Debate: ‘A Crisis on the Rise? The Impact of Violence and Impunity on Mexican Society’ 02 February 2015
Mexico is currently facing an unprecedented social and political crisis, with expanding criminal and political violence, rampant impunity and crumblin...
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Introducing: Susana Münch Miranda 11 November 2014
Since September 2014 Susana Munch Miranda works as a postdoctoral researcher within Cátia Antunes ERC project 'Fighting Monopolies, Defying Empires 15...
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Introducing: Stefano Bellucci 24 September 2014
In August 2014 Stefano Bellucci started working as Senior Lecturer in African History at the Institute for History.
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In the Spotlight: Professor Robert Ross 23 September 2014
On the occasion of the retirement of Robert Ross, Professor in African History at Leiden University, his successor and former student Jan-Bart Gewald ...
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Jeff Fynn-Paul named co-recipient of Spanish government research grant 09 September 2014
In August it was announced that Jeff Fynn-Paul was named co-recipient of a 15,000 EUR grant given by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitivid...
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Introducing: Beatriz Santiago Belmonte 28 August 2014
Starting August 15th 2014, Beatriz Santiago Belmonte is appointed as a PhD student on Raymond Fagels NWO project ‘Facing the Enemy. The Spanish Army C...
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Marie Curie – ITN Project ‘ForSeaDiscovery’ 23 July 2014
Catia Antunes is one of the main partners in the ‘ForSeaDiscovery – Forest Resources for Iberian Empires: Ecology and Globalization in the Age of Disc...
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Introducing: Eurasian Empires projectgroep 23 July 2014
The Horizon programme 'Eurasian Empires: integration processes and identity formations' started September 1st 2014. The six PhD students and two Postd...
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History is a matter of a longing for rifles and flat screen TVs 11 June 2014
History can be found in utensils and in interviews with ordinary citizens. ‘With the reconstruction of everyday life, an anthropological approach work...
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Gert Oostindie receives NWO grant for Caribbean research 19 May 2014
Dutch-Caribbean research will get a boost. Gert Oostindie, working at the Institute of History and KITLV, has received a grant from NWO, consisting of...