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Remembrance Day: remembering forgotten victims and their stories 23 April 2020
Remembrance Day on 4 May may be different this year, but it will make no less of an impression. Ethan Mark, who specialises in modern Japanese history...
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Share your RECORDINGS with the Journal of Sonic Studies 16 April 2020
......documentation of the sonic impacts of COVID-19. Many of you have heard the sounds of Wuhan residents chanting “Keep it up, Wuhan!” or Italians s...
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The corona crisis through the eyes of social scientists 14 April 2020
The corona crisis relates to not only the medical field but also the field of the social sciences and humanities. SSH Beraad, a consultation body that...
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‘Even Ancient and Medieval ideas can help the Modern World’ 14 April 2020
Ahab Bdaiwi, University Lecturer of Islamic history, religion and philosophy, was received the first Faculty Impact Award. His interest lies in ‘every...
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Armchair travel to the Falkland Islands 07 April 2020
Yliana Rodríguez was in the middle of a second fieldtrip in the Falklands researching Spanish-English language contact, when global lockdown measures ...
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Sneak peek of exhibition Frank Scholten: Archeology and Tourism in the ‘Holy Land’ 06 April 2020
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (RMO) was due to open its doors to the small photography exhibit Frank Scholten: Archaeology and Tourism in the ‘Holy Lan...
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#CoronaHulp: ‘There's a broad desire to help one another' 17 March 2020
Coronavirus is generating a great deal of uncertainty throughout the world. Fortunately, there are some bright spots, such as the residents of Italian...
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Walking in a city of the dead 09 March 2020
They call their team ‘The Walking Dead’: Leiden Egyptologists Lara Weiss, Huw Twiston Davies and Nico Staring. A fitting name for a group that conduct...
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Journalistiek in Irak tweegesprek met Judit Neurink en Sakir Khader 05 March 2020
LUCIS organiseerde op woensdag 4 maart een speciale avond over journalistiek in Irak. Journaliste Judit Neurink en programmamaker Sakir Khader verteld...
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Christopher Green: ‘You cannot generalize North Koreans' self-understanding’ 24 February 2020
The notion of North Koreans as brainwashed and unable to think critically about their heritage and what it means to be North Korean is pervasive. More...
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European Union Studies in Brussels: a three stage rocket 10 February 2020
After the successful visit to Brussels of last year, staff of the MA International Relations specialisation European Union Studies, the Communications...
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Learning African sign languages via a video app 10 February 2020
For many deaf Ghanaians, Ghanaian Sign Language is their first language. But for more deaf signers to be able to fully participate in society, more si...
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Lively debate after panel on current events in Iran 06 February 2020
Over 170 people took part in the panel on current events in Iran organized by LUCIS. A bustling crowd of Dutch-Iranians, students, University staff, a...
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’ 05 February 2020
Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coron...
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Struggles of student life are central at OpenUp! symposium 30 January 2020
The life of a students is not always easy and many students find it difficult to share their problems with each other. For that reason, the study advi...