Events

November 2022

Mon 28 November 2022

Conference | Planning for Peace in Ukraine

The University of Geneva, Leiden University’s Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, the University of Louvain, and the European Society of International Law organise a webinar on proposals for a 'Special Tribunal for the Punishment of Aggression and an International Claims Commission'.

Mon 28 November 2022

LeidenGlobal Event | The display of human remains

(How) should human remains be displayed at the National Museum of Antiquities? That is the central question to this discussion by several scientists from different disciplines, part of the month of Tutankhamun, organised by LeidenGlobal with the RMO, NINO and Leiden University.

Wed 30 November 2022

Lecture | Old English Poems and Modern Comics

This lecture, which is part of the LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series, is titled 'Digital Analyses: Old English Poems and Modern Comics'. The lecture is given by Janessa Vleghert, education and research assistant at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Wed 30 November 2022

LeidenGlobal Lezing | De jongen achter het dodenmasker

Wie was Toetanchamon, de jongen achter het beroemde dodenmasker? Deze lezing, gegeven door docent-archeoloog Diana de Wild, is onderdeel van de maand van Toetanchamon, georganiseerd door LeidenGlobal ism met het RMO, het NINO en de Universiteit Leiden.

December 2022

Thu 1 December 2022

IIAS Lecture | Populist careers as autonomy-making

How do populists enter and stay in the political arena in India? This lecture, titled 'Populist careers as autonomy-making: a longitudinal ethnography of political entry in North India' is given by Jean-Thomas Martelli, Research Fellow at IIAS.

Thu 1 December 2022

Lecture | Exhibiting Displacement

Dr. Evropi Chatzipanagiotidou presents her research in this seminar titled 'Exhibiting Displacement: Refugee Art as Work and the Responsibility (Not) to Document Loss'. She is a political anthropologist from Queen's University in Belfast.

Thu 1 December 2022

ASCL Lecture | Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Megan Vaughan

This year’s Stephen Ellis annual lecture, titled ‘Africa in the time of Coronavirus - Biology, history and politics’, is given by Megan Vaughan, Professor of African History and Health. How has COVID-19 impacted different parts of Africa?

Fri 2 December 2022

Conference | Pageantry, Ritual and Popular Media

This hybrid symposium, titled 'Pageantry, Ritual and Popular Media: Netherlandish Practices of Public Diplomacy in 16th- and 17th-Europe' is hosted and organised by Bram van Leuveren, Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Fri 2 December 2022

NINO Lecture | Access to knowledge in cuneiform culture

This year’s Veenhof lecture, organised by NINO in collaboration with the National Museum of Antiquities, is given by Eleanor Robson, Professor of Ancient Middle Eastern History at University College London. She discusses case studies from Tell Khaiber and Kish.

Fri 2 December 2022

Lecture | Direct and indirect attributive modification in Coptic Egyptian

This lecture, given by Leiden University alumni Christ Reintges, is part of the 'This time for Africa!' lecture series at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics where linguists with an interest for Africa share their current work. 

Fri 2 December 2022

Lecture | Environmental Humanities LU

Environmental Humanities LU is an initiative started by members of LUCAS and LUC interested in environmental history, ecocriticism, animal studies and eco-art. This lecture is titled 'pecies literacy and the cultural portrayal of animal biodiversity'.

Tue 6 December 2022

Webinar | Making meaningful lives

What makes a meaningful life? This online webinar by Dr. Iza Kavedžija of the University of Cambridge discusses this question on the basis of her ethnographic study and book 'Making Meaningful Lives: Tales from an Aging Japan'.

Wed 7 December 2022

Lecture | One Among Zeroes

This lecture from the LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series is given by prof. Bart Barendregt of Leiden University. The lecture is titled 'One Among Zeroes: AI, Islam and what computational analysis can teach us about religious futures'. 

Wed 7 December 2022

Lecture | Between Diversity and Decolonisation

This lecture, given by prof. Mariko Murata of Kansai University, is titled 'Between Diversity and Decolonisation: Museums as Media, and the Representation of Ainu in Museums in Japan'. The lecture is given online and is available via Zoom.

Thu 8 December 2022

KITLV Lecture | Displacement and dispossession in carbon sink governance

This virtual seminar is titled 'Displacement and dispossession in carbon sink governance: The politics of peatland partnerships in Indonesia' and is given by Dr Michelle Miller. The lecture is sponsored by the SSEAC, SEAP and the KITLV. 

Thu 8 December 2022

IIAS Lecture | The socio-cultural dimensions of aquatic, shoreline and riverine spaces

Societies have been built close to coastlines and waterways since they started forming. This lecture, given by Philip Hayward, adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney, discusses this relation with regard to examples from the Asia-Pacific region. 

Thu 8 December 2022

Lecture | Careful Waiting in the Last Phase of Life

This lecture in the LUCIS "What's New?!" Lecture Series is given by dr. Annemarie Samuels of Leiden University. The lecture is titled 'Careful Waiting in the Last Phase of Life: Islam, Medicine and Life-Limiting Illness in Indonesia'.

Thu 8 December 2022 - Sat 10 December 2022

Conference | A Matter of Speech

The final conference of the Embedding Conquest: Naturalising Muslim Rule in the Early Islamic Empire (600-1000) project is titled 'A Matter of Speech: Language of Social Interdependency in the Early Islamicate Empire (600-1500)'.

Thu 8 December 2022

Lecture | Decolonizing Academic Work

What do we mean when we say we want to 'decolonize' the current academic world? Sociologist Raewyn Connell, Professor Emerita of Sydney University, discusses this question with regards to topics such as racism, indigenous knowledge, and more. 

Fri 9 December 2022

Lezing | 51e Huizingalezing door Gunay Uslu

Cultuurhistoricus Gunay Uslu, de huidige staatssecretaris van Cultuur en Media, spreekt dit jaar de 51e Huizingalezing uit.  De titel van haar lezing is ‘Hoe Nederland cultuur waardeert. Van cultureel nationalisme tot corona en daarna (1872-2022 en verder)’.

Fri 9 December 2022

ASCL Conference 9-10 dec | Conciliation and Conflict

The NVAS 25th Anniversary Conference titled 'Conciliation and Conflict - The Role of Language in Bridging Social Differences in Africa' is held in Leiden and discusses Africa’s most widely acknowledged contribution to the heritage of mankind: spoken mediation.

Fri 9 December 2022

Lecture | Meddling for profit

This lecture, titled 'Meddling for profit: Japan’s peace-building role in Myanmar', discusses Japanese intentions in their involvement in Myanmar. Dr. Lindsay Black analyses the topic on the basis of his forthcoming book on Japanese foreign policy. 

Fri 9 December 2022

Conference | Recording Merovingians

This conference celebrates the launch of a new research tool set up by the Rural Riches research group. The one-day symposium is held at the faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University and features speakers from all over Europe. 

Sun 11 December 2022

RMO Lezing | Hatiay, meester van geheimen

In deze topstukkenlezing vertelt Lara Weiss, conservator collectie Egypte, over de kapel van Hatiay, een Egyptyische hoge ambtenaar uit 1300 v.Chr. die onder andere de titel ‘meester van geheimen’ kreeg. Wat weten we over hem en zijn werk?

Tue 13 December 2022

Lecture | Worlds to Discover: Ajami Manuscripts of West Africa

In the ‘Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World’ lecture series, internationally renowned scholars discuss research of manuscripts covering different languages, regions, cultural and religious traditions and periods.

Tue 13 December 2022

RMO Lezing | Byblos in de vroege bronstijd

Archeoloog Michel de Vreeze van de Universiteit van Durham houdt een RoMeO lezing over de ontwikkeling van de havenstad Byblos in de vroege bronstijd. Door de handel kreeg de stad goede relaties met verre regio’s als Egypte, Syrië en Mesopotamië.

Thu 15 December 2022

RMO Lezing | De diepe wortels van het schrift

Deze lezing is de keynote van het driedaags wetenschappelijk congres dat wordt georganiseerd door de Universiteit Leiden: 'Anchoring the Invention of Writing in Ancient Societies'. De lezing wordt gegeven door Silvia Ferrara, hoogleraar Myceense filologie.

Thu 15 December 2022

Lezing | A Decade after the Spring - The Arab World at Crossroads

The North Africa and Middle East department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NISIS, and Leiden University organise the 2022 Henriëtte van Lynden lecture. This year's speaker is Amr Hamzawy of George Washington University.

Thu 15 December 2022

Lecture | Streaming Piety: Religion in Turkish Television Drama

How have Turkish television dramas portrayed religion throughout the years? This lecture, part of the LUCIS "What's New?!" Lecture Series, is given by dr. Petra de Bruijn of Leiden University who specialises in politics in Turkish television series.

Thu 15 December 2022

Lecture | Performers and audience in oral storytelling in East Timor

This lecture by dr. Aone van Engelenhoven is part of the 'Interactionality' seminars organised by the descriptive linguistics research group. The question that runs through these seminars is 'how do the speaker and hearer influence the language?'

Fri 16 December 2022

Symposium | Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries

The symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries is an annual symposium where researchers from Dutch, Belgian and German universities share their novel research on the topic. 

Fri 16 December 2022

Lecture | Caribbeans and the National Assistance Act, 1948-1962

This research seminar discusses the British National Assistance Act of 1948 and its impact on Carribbeans from that year until 1962. The lecture is given by Emily Anne Wolff,
PhD candidate at Leiden University. 

Fri 16 December 2022

Lecture | The Journey from Monolingual to Multilingual Language Policy in Ethiopia

This lecture, given by prof. Hirut Woldemariam, is part of the 'This time for Africa!' lecture series at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics where linguists with an interest for Africa share their current work.

Tue 20 December 2022

RMO Lezing | Ontwikkelingen uit onze diepste prehistorie

In het kader van Leiden2022 organiseren het RMO en de faculteit Archeologie de reeks ‘Leidse stellingen’ waarin wetenschappers vertellen wat hen in hun werk drijft. Deze lezing wordt gegeven door David Fontijn, hoogleraar Archeologie aan de Universiteit Leiden.

January 2023

Tue 10 January 2023

RMO Lezing | Dood en begraven in Romeins Byblos

Hoe werden de doden begraven en herinnerd in Byblos en hoe veranderden deze rituelen met de komst van de Romeinen? Aan de hand van objecten uit de tentoonstelling over Byblos biedt Lidewijde de Jong, universitair docent aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, een overzicht van de grafgebruiken aan de Libanese kust.

Thu 26 January 2023

NINO Annual Meeting | Othering & Identity

This year's NINO annual meeting includes keynote lectures, lightning sessions, the NINO Thesis Prizes award and presentations by researchers or graduate students on current or planned projects surrounding the theme Othering & Identity.

February 2023

Mon 6 February 2023

Event | Dé Grote China Kennisquiz

Ben jij de grootste China-kenner van Nederland? Het Leiden Asia Centre organiseert ism het China café op 6 februari de volgende editie van dé Grote China Kennisquiz over de ins en outs van dit grote, complexe land. 

August 2023

Sun 6 August 2023 - Sat 12 August 2023

Conference | 13th International Congress of Egyptologists

This bid for the 13th International Congress of Egyptologists is made jointly by the Leiden University Department of Egyptology, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (RMO), the Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO) and the Papyrologisch Instituut.