2,646 search results for “early modern dutch history” in the Public website
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New joint minor Authenticity and Art Crime
The new Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minor Authenticity and Art Crime is a hit. An exciting subject that is also attracting more and more attention because of the question: what is real and what is not?
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Captured on Paper: Fish Books, Natural History and Questions of Demarcation in Eighteenth-Century Europe (ca. 1680-1820)
PhD defence
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Oil, Labour and Revolution in Iran: A Social History of Labour in the Iranian Oil Industry, 1973-1983
PhD defence
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Numata Lecture: The Art of Brewing a Cup of Mindfulness: History of Gonfu Tea Ceremony across East Asia and Beyond
Lecture, Tea ceremony
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Risk factors of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Dutch Cohort studies
PhD defence
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Drawings as a source for writing the history of the Spice Wars in the eastern Indonesian Archipelago in the 17th century.
Lecture, Colonial Global History Seminar COGLOSS
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Call for Papers and Kick-off Conference Research Group: From Disorder to Order
On October 20 and 21, 2016, Leiden University will host an international conference under the title
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Managing informal interaction. Stancetaking and alignment in Dutch and Indonesian
PhD defence
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Waarom stichten jullie niet een eigen school? (Defense in Dutch)
PhD defence
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Creative writing: Science Fiction (Dutch and English spoken)
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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The Moon as detector of particles (in Dutch)
Lecture, Kaiser Spring Lecture
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The new Belgian company law from a Dutch law perspective
Thorbecke Exchange
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Coring among sheep: investigating a pasture's past
It is late June, and on a windy meadow north of Leiden known as the Vrouw Vennepolder a group of archaeology students just hit the last ice age. Considering this involves manually pushing a ground core to a depth of 10 meters, this is no small feat. Even so, the taking of ground samples in this, at…
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Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap'
The Economist published an article about a working paper about the effects of democratic elections on satisfaction with democracy. The paper was written by Dimiter Koshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Honorata Mazepus, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security…
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Was Alexandria a Holy City in Medieval Islam?
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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processing, actional diagnostics and contingency-based analysis of early perfectives in L2 Italian
Lecture
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Studying abroad: two students share their experiences
Are you thinking about studying abroad for a semester? We came across two students who want to share their experiences with you.
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The Morphology of Historic Urban Landscapes
Conference, Re-Scape Colloquium
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‘Indonesians want more focus on fine details in research on war of decolonisation’
After a lobby lasting many years, the Dutch government has decided to finance an independent study of the war of decolonisation (1945-1950) in the former Dutch East Indies. This is partly due to the work of Professor of Colonial and Post-Colonial History, Gert Oostindie, Director of the KITLV. ‘The…
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Tensions between China and Taiwan: what's behind it?
For a while, it was uncertain whether prominent American politician Nancy Pelosi would travel to Taiwan. But last Tuesday, she did visit – much to the displeasure of China. Asia expert Casper Wits explains why China reacted so strongly and what the consequences of the visit may be.
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The world wakes up with President Trump
Should we be deeply concerned about the America of Donald Trump? Or will he bring about positive change? This was the main topic of discussion between researchers and students at the Big Leiden Presidential Breakfast on 9 November.
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Bio Science Park: from empty fields to hip neighbourhood
New housing in old labs and striking architecture for University buildings and high-tech companies, not to mention waterside parks. An exhibition in Oude UB shows the radical changes that are in store for the Leiden Bio Science Park over the coming years.
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How a very international archaeologist was born
From mandrill teeth to the microstructure of bones: archaeology alumna Simone Lemmers (31) is determined to reveal the past by studying old remains. Her curiosity has led to a very international career, also in the UK, where she witnessed the Brexit referendum.
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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Second World War victims commemorated in Hour of Remembrance
On 4 May, Leiden University remembered the victims of the Second World War from our university community. Alumni, students and present and former staff of the University came together for this Hour of Remembrance.
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DUSANE: Dutch Symposium of the Ancient Near East 2023
Symposium
- Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch WPS National Action Plan?
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LIMS Talk - Colonial Memory and Constructions of Race in Dutch Legal Education
Lecture, Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminar (LIMS)
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The historical development of the Dutch posture‐verb progressive construction including a comparison with German
PhD defence
- Gravensteen Lectures
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semantics, you’ll be into this talk: semantic change in the recent history of 'into' and 'about'
Debate, Construction Grammar Discussion Group
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Micro-variation, contact and change: the absentive in Frisian and Dutch
Lecture
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International Student finds human burial: “No regrets about staying in the Netherlands this summer”
During the Faculty of Archaeology’s 2018 Field School excavation, in Leiden, two Early Medieval burials were encountered, as well as some house plans. One of the burials was found by Beatriz, an international student from Mexico. “When I found the pelvis bone it was clear that I had found a human sk…
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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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I Wish, I Wish, a Western Mosque: Colonial Continuities in Dutch Perspectives on Islamic Architecture
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Language choice as a (historical-)sociolinguistic phenomenon: the case of Dutch and French
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Language variation and change in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Dutch
PhD defence
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Challenging the Liberal World Order: The History of the Global South, Decolonization and the United Nations, 1955-2000
Conference, Workshop
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Interview with Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi about his course 'From Plato to Pussy Riot'
In the interview by Manu Sinjan, published in Eos Memo, Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi addresses questions about the changing role of music in society through history, which is also the topic of his course 'From Plato to Pussy Riot'.
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Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch WPS National Action Plan?
Lecture
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Paul Christiaan Flu: a Surinamese professor in a time of war
Paul Christiaan Flu, originally from Surinam, was a brilliant tropical doctor, who in 1938 rose to the position of Rector Magnificus of Leiden University. The war years brought his lightning career to an abrupt end: his son was murdered and he himself was imprisoned in a concentration camp. A sad family…
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Metrics, Mantra, and Madhyamaka: Aspects of the Buddhist Intellectual Culture of Vikramaśīla
Lecture, Lecture Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies
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Lecture academic year LUCSoR 2020-2021: Een pleidooi voor bescheidenheid (Dutch)
Conference
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Jurian Langer, professor in European law and the Dutch legal order
Lecture
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Q&A session on Dutch-Lebanese relations with ambassador Jan Waltmans
Lecture, LUCIS Q&A session
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Translation issues and practices from and into Italian, English and Dutch
Conference, Summer school
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From Ship to Shore: Commercial Privilege and Material Culture in Eighteenth Century Yemen
Lecture
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Opening Lecture Academic Year - International Studies
Lecture
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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From in-person lectures to a first-class degree: our year on social media
Covid year 2021 might have felt somewhat less strange than the year before, but the virus still left its mark on University life and our students and staff. Fortunately there was also room for research, visiting dignitaries and in-person classes. And our social media accounts weren’t only about covid…