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Call for papers – Geneva Biennial Baroque 2023 08 November 2022
The 20th Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music will be hosted by the Haute École de Musique de Genève-Neuchâtel at its Geneva campus from...
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Sarah Cramsey appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’ 08 November 2022
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to in...
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No Such Thing as Silence | Guy Livingston | TEDxLeidenUniversity 08 November 2022
Is it ever truly silent? In this TEDx talk at the University of Leiden, ACPA PhD Guy Livingston delves into the meaning of silence and its power and e...
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Call for Papers: Negotiating Europeanness: Race, Class, and Culture in the Colonial World 04 November 2022
The expansion of European powers overseas brought Europeans into contact and conflict with the inhabitants of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Historia...
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Master Class | Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History 03 November 2022
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social ...
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Márton Biró: ‘My only condition was going on exchange to Leiden’ 03 November 2022
He studied Dutch Studies, did Dutch literature research for his internship, and worked at HEMA: Hungarian Márton Biró (26) came to the Netherlands on ...
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Americans go to the polls: 'The midterms are more than a popularity poll' 03 November 2022
On Tuesday 8 November, Americans will go to the polls for the so-called midterm elections. 'We tend to look at this election as if it were a poll on B...
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LIFF director Ratna Lachmansingh: ‘Writing my thesis was so much fun!’ 03 November 2022
As a student, Ratna Lachmansingh wrote her thesis on horror films. Now she is the director of Leiden International Film Festival.
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop 03 November 2022
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University ...
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Letters of Johan de Witt give a glimpse behind the scenes at the Disaster Year 1672 31 October 2022
The government, the people and the country were in desperate straits. This about sums up the state of affairs in the Disaster Year of 1672. It was 350...
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Lara Offermans and Marijn Bethlehem win the LUCSoR thesis prizes (2019-2021) 31 October 2022
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) and the Beheerstichting Theologische Fondsen hand out two thesis prizes each year, one...
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Online Open Day for Professionals 28 October 2022
Whether it's brushing up on a language, a course on current legal issues, or a master's degree in cybersecurity. Get inspired at the Online Open Day f...
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’ 28 October 2022
How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across...
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Month of Tutankhamun: Egypt's most legendary pharaoh 28 October 2022
November marks exactly 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. To celebrate this special discovery, the Faculty of Humanities, together w...
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans 27 October 2022
Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide thei...