The LeidenAsiaCentre hosts the Asian Current Affairs Forum (ACAF) on the South China Sea Conflict. A number of experts are invited to comment on the South China Sea dispute. Special guest in this ACAF is Marites Dañguilan Vitug. | read more
The SCOLAS conference is organised by the Latin American Studies programme of Leiden University, for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to present their research for a multidisciplinary and international audience. | read more
Dr. Crispin Branfoot of the SOAS University of London examines in this lecture the 'Sculpture from temple and court in early modern Tamil South India'. He will focus on monumental temple-cities in Nayaka-period south India. | read more
The interface between scholarly research on the morphology of historic urban landscapes and the practice of heritage management, design in historic towns, is the theme of this colloquium, organised by the Centre for Global Heritage and Development. | read more
Anne Engelst Nørgaard from Aarhus University presents 'Peasant Democracy in Denmark, 19th c.', part of the research project 'Politics, Culture and National Identities 1789-present'. | read more
Wilhelm Friedrich Murnau, recognized as one of the greatest film directors of all time, directed comedy 'Herr Tartüff' (1925) which is loosely based on Molière's famous play. The film will be screened with a musical performance by pianist Olga Pashchenko. | read more
This symposium, for PhD students docARTES and PhDArts only, focuses on art and human affections. With keynote lectures by Mariska Kret 'emotion processing in Homo and Pan', and Jed Wentz 'the expression of affect in silent films by Friedrich Murnau'. | read more
In this LeidenASA seminar, dr Aderonke Adegbite will focus on her research on Nigerian laws and their interactions with international agreements on children’s rights and inclusive development. | read more
In this Linguistics lecture, speaker He Huang (Shanghai University) will discuss 'A case study of Suzhou Wu Chinese and its sub-varieties', based on data reported in The Atlas of Suzhou Dialects (Ye, 1981). | read more
Part of the VIDI project ‘Mediated Cicero’, the workshop 'Assessing Cicero’s (in)constantia through the Ages' presents many lectures by many different experts. The workshop includes a guided tour to the Bibliotheca Thysiana in Leiden. | read more
This academic workshop is on art material culture and Dutch empire, and it focuses on the visual and material culture of Dutch colonialism in the early modern period, especially in relation to the Atlantic world. | read more
Peter Hoppenbrouwers presenteert zijn onderwerp 'Politieke ideologie en politieke cultuur in Noord-Italië, c. 1300-50' in dit seminar. Deze lezing is onderdeel van de 'Research Seminars Europe 1000-1800'. | read more
This lecture by Priyatej Kotipalli investigates questions like 'How do we understand the role and significance of Intangible cultural heritage in our lives?', with a focus on the crafts in India. | read more
Het Colloquim Levensfilosofie is een academisch platform voor vraagstukken van ethische, existentiële en spirituele aard die spelen in onze cultuur en samenleving. In dit evenement verkennen ze rouw en verdriet in de vorm van drie lezingen en theater. | read more
The first comprehensive study on white lions has been underway for the past 15 years. Jason Turner, Director of Ecology & Conservation for the Global White Lion Protection Trust, lays out the key aspects of the study in this seminar. | read more
Dr. Ayesha Pamela Rogers, director of heritage consultancies in Hong Kong and Lahore, gives a guest lecture for the Centre for Global Heritage and Development about the Heritage Impact Assessment methodology and its application in different situations. | read more
'Divine Encounters; Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Azië' is een tentoonstelling van het werk van de in Bangkok wonende fotograaf en auteur Hans Kemp over het 'verborgen' Azië. De tentoonstelling is onderdeel van ICAS11. | read more
Economisch is de EU een reus, maar in de internationale politiek maken landen zoals de VS de dienst uit. BNR de wereld bespreekt hoe de EU die economische superstatus kan omzetten in echte macht. | read more
Deze maand verzorgt glasrestaurator Nikè Haverkamp de museum-wandeling over de tentoonstelling Glas. Tijdens de wandeling vertelt Nikè over oude en nieuwe restauratietechnieken, de ethiek van het restaureren en samenwerkingen met andere musea. | read more
Intended as a way to bring an ethno-archaeological perspective to the American conversation on urban design, the film “Cobblestone Stories: a year of modern living in Leiden” unexpectedly found an enthusiastic audience amongst Leidenaars themselves. | read more
Het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO) geeft binnenkort de grootste collectie kleitabletten van Nederland in bruikleen aan het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, de Böhl-collectie. Op deze middag worden de resultaten van onderzoek gepresenteerd. | read more
This international conference on Moralising Misfortune examines how financial services and products shape care and morality. How does finance give rise to moral discourses on and practices of care? | read more
In Leiden lopen 75 multitalenten rond, die naast hun studie ook nog een programma aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium volgen. In samenwerking met het Openluchttheater Leidse Hout, presenteren de PM-studenten zich in de prachtige natuur. | read more
The is an international forum that meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day. A keynote lecture will be given by dr. Marta Luciani. | read more
Expanding field research on the mainland and coastal regions of the Arabian Peninsula calls for a radical reassessment of traditional narratives about this area. The keynote lecture will discuss the evidence obtained in recent investigations. | read more
The ICAS Conference Pre-Event poses crucial questions about collective imaginings, in Asia and Europe, in regard to the historical conditions which shape today’s world at local and global levels. Opening with a keynote lecture by Naoki Sakai. | read more
This one-day workshop during ICAS 11 aims to investigate the policy and impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative by focusing on China's involvement with governments, local institutions and stakeholders. | read more
The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) is the most inclusive international gathering in the field of Asian Studies. ICAS 11 has attracted participants from over 75 countries to engage in global dialogues on Asia that transcend boundaries. | read more
Professor Christine Wong, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies at The University of Melbourne, gives a lecture on her unique specialization: the financial underpinning of the Belt Road Initiative: Much ado about exactly what? | read more
De openingsceremonie wordt traditiegetrouw geopend door het studenten- en bestuurderscortège, gevolgd door verschillenden toespraken en muzikale voordrachten. Daarnaast worden er diverse prijzen uitgereikt aan docenten en onderzoeksprojecten. | read more
Craig Reynolds (The Australian National University, College of Asia and the Pacific) will talk about how he became involved in the research and the problems — practical, intellectual, moral — that he encountered along the way. | read more
Keynote speaker Joshua Reid explores new narratives of maritime power. He investigates the ways in which power was constituted and contested and through what strategies it was subverted or resisted. | read more
This is the Farewell symposium for Henk Schulte Nordholt (Head of Research at KITLV), entitled Decolonization in question: Revisiting citizenship, colonial imaginations, and violence. More information on this event will follow soon. | read more
Paul Wackers, emeritus hoogleraar historische Nederlandse letterkunde tot 1500, geeft een lezing over de belangrijke rol die de tuin als symbool speelt in allerlei middeleeuwse teksten, zowel van religieuze als van wereldlijke aard. | read more
The European Association for Southeast Asian Studies holds its 10th conference from 10 to 13 September 2019 at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. EuroSEAS has invited scholars and PhD students with an interest in with an interest in Southeast Asia. | read more
In view of the commemoration of Pieter Bruegel’s death 450 years ago (1569) the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna organized the first ever comprehensive and highly succesfull survey of the master’s oeuvre with paintings, drawings and prints. | read more
Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, University of the Western Cape, talks about the repatriation of Indians from South Africa between 1914 and 1975. The seminar analyses narratives of repatriation that emerge from official sources. | read more
This conference on 'wars, treaties and recollections of the rise of the Caliphate', explores the dynamics of negotiation in the process of conquest and the subsequent building of the caliphate. | read more
Can suffering be positive? This workshop, entitled 'Virtuous Suffering: new perspectives on the ethics of suffering for critical global health and justice' aims to critically assess dominant perceptions of the concept of suffering. | read more
Based on ethnographic and historical research about waria, people who perform transgender femininity, this seminar 'Mediating historical continuity' addresses how the appearance of and meanings attributed to trans- femininity have been rendered ambiguous. | read more
The Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren is known as one of the most beautiful and impressive Africa museums. Bambi Ceuppens will tell how the old museum has transformed itself into a modern museum about contemporary Africa. | read more
This three-day conference about recent research on textual and other archaeological remains from Soknopaiou Nesos is organised on behalf of the Papyrology+ Group by the members of the Leiden Papyrological Institute. | read more
