1426 search results for “material culture” in the Public website
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Exploiting the Empires of Others: Vici grant for Cátia Antunes
Having mostly ignored the gains Dutch traders, investors and firms attained from serving the French, English and Iberian empires, debate in the Netherlands now demands a re-evaluation of Dutch colonial responsibilities. By recovering knowledge of these gains, this project will measure the wealth obtained…
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ICAS Book Prize awarded at opening ceremony of the Asian Studies conference in Leiden.
The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of Asian Studies. The prizes were awarded in the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden during the opening ceremony of the 2019 International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS). As the proud sponsor of the ICAS Book Prize, Leiden…
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[Cancelled] LUCIS Summer School: Philology & Manuscripts from the Muslim World
Course, LUCIS Summer School
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A Book is a Box
Lecture
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Checking the Archive: the Khan and the Historian
Lecture
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Workshop: The World in Pieces: Fragments and the Fragmentary
Lecture
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The Love Mad in Arabic Literature
Lecture
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Career prospects
Create a world of opportunities with a master's degree from Leiden University
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Visualizing the Mountain Estate: Space, Experience, and the Challenges of a Digitized Past
Course, Masterclass
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Late Pre-colonial and Early Colonial Entanglements of Venezuela with the Caribbean
This research project is an integral part of its mother-programme NEXUS1492 ERC Synergy Project directed by Prof. Corinne Hofman. Overarchingly, it aims at understanding and bridging from the archaeological perspective the late pre-colonial and early colonial history of the Southeastern Caribbean macroregion…
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Colonial Airmindedness: Views from British India
Lecture
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'Dionysus never looked so beautiful'
The renovated National Museum of Antiquities will re-open for the public on 15 December. Conservator Ruurd Halbertsma, Leiden Professor of Archaeology, explains why the renovation was needed: 'More visible cohesion between cultures, more context and more artistic lighting.'
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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awarded a total of 158 Venis in this round; Leiden University's share of the awards is 12 percent.
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New Year's resolutions? We'll help you out!
Work out more, eat healthier, have more time to yourself: we make resolutions every year, but they often don't make it past the end of January. To help you succeed this year, we have compiled a list with New Year's resolutions you can put into practice at the University!
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New Year's resolutions for 2020? We'll help you out!
More exercise, a healthier diet, more time to yourself: we make resolutions every year, but they often don't make it past the end of January. To help you succeed this year, we have compiled a list of New Year's resolutions you can put into practice at the University!
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The 2018 Teaching Prize for the Humanities
Who will win this year’s Teaching Prize in the Faculty of Humanities? Who will the students honour with this coveted token of their appreciation? Read on to get to know four passionate teachers – about minds working at top speed, experimental teaching styles and that satisfying moment when the penny…
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International alumnus Wandile Madalane tells us why going to Leiden has been his best decision in life
Alumnus Wandile Madalane tells us how his time in Leiden has made it easier for him to engage with renowned figures and how he does NOT miss the rain.
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Forum Antiquum: Miko Flohr
Lecture
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Training for Impact
Course, Course / Workshop
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Pieter's Corner: Open Science
On 20 September 2019, the opening drinks for the Open Science Community Leiden will be held at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Open science is the approach to science aimed at making scientific research accessible, reproducible, and freely available to people within and outside the academic…
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From Disorder to Order - Conflict and the Resources of Legitimacy
Conference, Kick-off Research Group
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with China
A delegation from Leiden University, headed by Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, was in China from 9 to 11 October. During the visit to different universities and partner organisations, existing bonds were reinforced and new contacts made. These agreements will make the future exchange of students and researchers…
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Publications
Recent publications
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Explaining prolific writers
Lecture
- Volume 13 (2018)
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HiSoN Summer School 2017
Conference