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Data in the city: new research projects 15 July 2019
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for BOLD Cities uses data research to help solve urban issues. Three interdisciplinary research projects will begin so...
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University strengthens ties with Indonesia 02 July 2019
The climate crisis, the return of TB and the digitisation of cultural heritage. The Netherlands and Indonesia face many of the same challenges. A visi...
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Decolonizing European Anthropology? 01 July 2019
As convener for the EASA Network for the Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity, Jasmijn Rana organized a two-day symposium on Decolonizing European Anthr...
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Portraits of 28 EU citizens in Leiden by seven anthropologists 17 May 2019
Annick Dezitter from Belgium celebrates 3 October with heart and soul: she has become a fanatical Leidener. Her portrait is part of Leiden meets Europ...
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LOVA Study Day 2019: Gender Moves 10 May 2019
Together with LOVA (Association for Feminist Anthropology), Jasmijn Rana organized the seminar ‘Gender Moves on May 10, 2019. This seminar explored ho...
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‘Despite its long-standing history, the Kashmir conflict continues to receive very little attention’ 03 May 2019
The ongoing conflict in Kashmir is often seen as a political issue between India and Pakistan. Idrees Kanth, who has written a dissertation on the sub...
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Call for abstracts - Virtuous suffering: New perspectives on the Ethics of Suffering for Critical Global Health and Justice 15 April 2019
Can suffering be positive? Currently dominant discourses, primarily voiced through human rights activism and humanitarianism, maintain the opposite: s...
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City photographers create exhibition about Europe in Leiden 01 April 2019
What does the European Union mean for people living in Leiden? As part of the Leiden European Festival, and in collaboration with the municipality of ...
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Tigers, leopards and humans: creating a co-existing space 28 March 2019
How can large carnivores co-exist with human communities? By studying tigers and leopards in Nepal, Babu Ram Lamichhane argues that co-existence is po...
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The end of life as a subject for debate 26 March 2019
Most students do not have to deal with death on a daily basis. A Bachelor Honours Class about this specific topic seems to be a special experience: th...
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Mark Westmoreland and Francesco Ragazzi receive a Seed Grant 20 March 2019
Dr. Mark Westmoreland (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology) and Dr. Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of Political Science) have b...
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Discussing water management is ‘more important than ever’ 15 March 2019
Paul Hudson, a professor at Leiden University College, is organising a symposium on water management in the Netherlands and abroad that will take plac...
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Bachelor's and Master's Speckmann Awards 2019 13 March 2019
Bachelor's students Larissa van Beckhoven, Eeke Brussee and Mirjam de Haan were granted the Speckmann award for their Fieldwork NL report ‘Een Tastba...
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Kick-off International BSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology: A Photo Report 28 February 2019
The bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology goes international! From September 2019, the entire programme can be follo...
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Call for papers LOVA Study Day 2019: Gender Moves 26 February 2019
This year it is 40 years ago that LOVA was established, which we want to celebrate with a seminar around the theme “Gender Moves”. We invite you to jo...