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Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in the Context of Violent Insecurity 06 October 2021
Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel. The...
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What to watch during LUVEfest: three suggestions 06 October 2021
On 8, 9 & 10 October 2021 Share the LUVE takes place, the graduation show with work of this year’s graduates of the Cultural Anthropology master Visua...
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Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening 03 October 2021
Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the...
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility' 21 September 2021
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics abo...
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How engaged documentary filmmakers use new technologies in their work 20 September 2021
CADS lecturer Sander Hölsgens is one of the initiators of the NWO Smart Culture Project Documenting Complexity (project number CISC.KC.212). This proj...
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Block 8, 9 & 10 October in your agenda for the LUVE Graduation Show 2021 13 September 2021
On 8, 9 and 10 October 2021 'Share the LUVE' takes place. During this graduation show the works of this year's graduates of the Visual Ethnography mas...
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This is Emma, the new student ambassador Cultural Anthropology 12 September 2021
Since the beginning of September, Emma van der Plas (20) is the new student ambassador for CADS. Emma is a third-year student and is currently followi...
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Six modes of co-production for sustainability - Marja Spierenburg in Nature Sustainability 20 August 2021
In a recent publication in Nature Sustainability, an international team led by Josephine Chambers from Wageningen University, and including Marja Spie...
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CADS Alumna Eva Schouten in Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) 02 August 2021
The Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) is an annual election for young entrepreneurs, young professionals and students who show that a sustain...
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Watch the best films of Visual Ethnography alumni on Alexander Street Press 28 July 2021
The Leiden University Visual Ethnography collection has been added to Alexander Street Press, an educational streaming video service. The master’s spe...
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Studying and being chronically ill: how do you manage that? 13 July 2021
Third-year cultural anthropology student Claire van Helder (24) says she can't be kept still. She has her own blog, is active on Instagram and recentl...
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Bringing a community together with soup 12 July 2021
As part of her Anthropology studies, Leiden student Marleen Kop has made a short documentary about the importance of Leiden-Noord’s ‘soup time’. Her c...
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The ethics of returning colonial photography 30 June 2021
Is it ethical to freely redistribute photographs taken in colonial contexts, historically and today? Christoph Rippe, PhD-candidate Cultural Anthropol...
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Théo Pavlović granted with Master's Speckmann Award 2021 23 June 2021
Alumnus Théo Pavlović received the Masters Speckmann award for his thesis: PAN RECORDS - A digital journey through the ethnic music niche that was sup...
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Discover how research by anthropology students can contribute to solutions for current public problems 16 June 2021
Wondering what anthropology students can contribute in daily practice? Both during their bachelor's and master's studies, anthropology students conduc...