Joke Kardux, docent Amerikanistiek, vertelt in deze online lezing (georganiseerd door Historische Vereniging Oud Leiden) over de Amerikaanse Pilgrims in Leiden, 1609-1620 en de mythes over deze pilgrims. | read more
Claire Weeda geeft alumni van de Universiteit Leiden een inkijkje in maatregelen en conflicten die ontstonden naar aanleiding van de pestepidemieën in de Nederlanden in de vijftiende eeuw. | read more
In deze online lezing, georganiseerd door Haagsch College, legt hoogleraar Internationale Betrekkingen Rob de Wijk met pakkende voorbeelden uit hoe corona het gevecht om de wereldmacht nog harder maakt. | read more
Oliver Crawford, Research Fellow at IIAS, offers in this talk a new perspective on the reception of Marxism in Indonesia by examining the first Indonesian translations of The Communist Manifesto (1923 and 1925). | read more
Tijdens deze workshop, aangeboden door het Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden, maak je kennis met prehistorische vlechtmaterialen en -technieken. | read more
In this conversation, as part of the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) Thinking With series, Arturo Escobar will discuss his work on “pluriverse”, which is the idea that there are multiple worlds. | read more
In this conversation, as part of the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) Thinking With series, Michael Rothberg discusses his work on the implicated subject, which offers a perspective to think differently about notions of victim and perpetrators. | read more
In this lecture, IIAS Research Fellow Giuseppe Cappello will introduce the translation strategies and the interconnections of texts and religious ideas emerged from the Gulzār-i ḥāl (1662-63) by Banwālīdās. | read more
In this webinar researcher from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa will present their work on frugal innovation, which starts from the identification of needs and constrictions especially for underprivileged sections. | read more
De Hortus botanicus Leiden besteedt in deze online tentoonstelling aandacht aan Amerikaanse planten die op het moment dat het schip de Mayflower naar Amerika vertrok bekend waren in onze streken. | read more
This exhibition of eighteen photographs form a selection of work provided by scholars of LeidenGlobal partners, reflecting their vision on the theme ‘Heritage on the Move’. Have a look at the online photo exhibition and the background information. | read more
Laat je rondleiden door zeven ruimtes van Museum De Lakenhal waar verschillende museumexperts vertellen wat er allemaal te zien is. Deze digitale tour is 360 graden zodat je een goede indruk krijgt van het museum. | read more
Het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden heeft kleine, online pop-up tentoonstellingen gemaakt. Bezoek bijvoorbeeld de tentoonstelling over Egyptische familiebanden, gezichtsuitdrukkingen op beelden en het vorstengraf van Oss. | read more
Het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden heeft online audiotours over de vaste tentoonstellingen 'Grieken' en 'Egypte' gemaakt. Download de plattegrond en de audiotour en begin je wandeling door het museum. | read more
Amirbahram Arabahmadi, Research Fellow at IIAS, provides a sociological study on the immigration of the Iranian-descent Baluchis to East Africa and their cultural and social impacts on indigenous people of East African coasts. | read more
This online summer programme focuses on the field of preventing, detecting and responding to violent extremism and gives insight in the opportunities and challenges of various approaches. | read more
Het Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden organiseert deze intensieve textielcursus, met een nadruk op het uitproberen van verschillende technieken, onderzoeken en analyseren van (niet-) organische vezels, en het bestuderen van complete stoffen. | read more
Organised by the Centre for Global Heritage and Development, in this summer school four different museums will be visited to learn what their contribution is to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. | read more
Leiden Mayflower 400 challenges the Anglo-American approach which has dominated the popular narrative of the early colonisation of North America. It prioritises instead a “four-nations” approach to include Native American and Dutch perspectives. | read more
This conference explores how reading experiences were shaped both by producers & users of vernacular books. By adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, it aims to contribute to a comparative study of the first 150 years of printing in Europe. | read more
Leiden Revisited is het jaarlijkse alumni event van Leiden Law School waar honderden alumni op afkomen. Dit jaar zal deze online gehouden worden, zodat alumni elkaar kunnen spreken, zien en Leiden online kunnen bezoeken. | read more
The 50th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL 2020) will be held in Leiden. There will be paper presentations, and a workshop on Hausa and Chadic linguistics organised by Roxana Ma Newman and Graham Furniss. | read more
Can African experiences on multilingualism be used in European settings and vice versa? That is what this one-day conference is set to explore in a lively and engaging manner. | read more
Namaqualand refers to the area where the Nama pastoralists live: the dry arid regions of the Northern Cape (South Africa). This seminar discusses the animal and plant ontologies of this area and the 'walking ethnography' method. | read more
In dit symposium, georganiseerd door de Historische Studievereniging Leiden (HSVL), zullen 4 verschillende sprekers (waaronder oud-minister Jan Pronk) hun kennis van en visie op het thema 'Apartheid' delen. | read more
In the 7th century, the regions of Sogdiana, Bactria & Gandhara witnessed continuous contests between different political powers. This workshop discusses the conflicts between the Islamic Caliphate, Turko-Iranian authorities & the Tang dynasty (China). | read more
(Research)MA, PhD students and recent graduates will be able to present their archaeological research. The presentations will deal with subjects ranging from different topics in World Archaeology, Heritage and Archaeological Sciences. | read more
The Online Peer-Coaching sessions for PhD students are organised within the framework of Africa 2020. Moderator Karin Nijenhuis discusses peer-coaching (or, intervision), which is a way of sharing issues with peer PhD students. | read more
In this conversation, as part of the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) Thinking With series, Macarena Gómes-Barris will discuss her work on theorizing the violence of extractive (resource-based) economies. | read more
This conference will focus on how Deaf studies research can contribute to addressing challenges faced by Deaf signers in African countries. How can we address restricted access to and participation of Deaf people in society? | read more
With this (online) workshop the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) will open museums up to amongst others contribute more critically to how we understand the brutal legacies of colonialism. | read more
Textiles play a central role in social, economic, and spiritual interactions. This conference explores the lives of textiles - their displacements and transformations - within the Asia-Pacific region and between the region and the rest of the world. | read more
Tijdens deze alumnidag 'Slavische Taal- en Letterkunde, Ruslandkunde, Russisch-Duits, Russische Studies en MA Russian and Eurasian Studies', zal naast een lezing en quiz ook afscheid worden genomen van studiecoördinator Titia Bouma. | read more
Jeroen Windmeijer is een bestsellerauteur die bekendheid verwierf met zijn 'Leidse trilogie'. Tijdens deze schrijfdag zal hij ingaan op enkele schrijf- technieken, maar ga je vooral zelf schrijven met de Hortus Botanicus als bron van inspiratie. | read more
In this Japanese Studies lecture, prof. Adam L. Kern moves beyond the Euroamerican hegemony in comics theory. Drawing on historical Japanese examples, he proposes that “comix” be broadly defined as any verbovisual text in spatiotemporal design. | read more
This conference brings together varied specialists to explore how non-literate systems of information storage were used in the Near East from the late Neolithic, and why they persisted into the first millennium BC. | read more
Brave New World is an annual conference where culture, philosophy, science, technology & storytelling collide. It discusses what ethical & societal impact new technologies can have on human life, before the innovations are introduced in society. | read more
Tijdens dit college gaat Hoogleraar Koreastudies Remco Breuker in op de Kim-dynastie. Hoeveel macht heeft Kim Jong-un nu echt? Hoe financiert het regime zijn kernwapenprogramma? En wat is het einddoel van Kim Jong-un? | read more
During this day, several experts talk about new perspectives in the teaching of oral interaction of Italian as second language. It will conclude with a round table on Italian as Second Language in Dutch high schools. | read more
The Online Peer-Coaching sessions for PhD students are organised within the framework of Africa 2020. Moderator Karin Nijenhuis discusses peer-coaching (or, intervision), which is a way of sharing issues with peer PhD students. | read more
The demand for higher education and for qualified researchers and teachers is exploding in Africa. The aims of this conference are to sketch out the knowledge landscape in contemporary Africa and to bring together research on knowledge. | read more
By integrating textual sources from different geographic areas, this workshop explores the complexity of slavery in the early-Islamic empire. It addresses questions about the realities of slavery and the terminology 'slave' & 'slavery'. | read more
This advanced winter programme focuses on the field of preventing, detecting and responding to violent extremism and gives insight in the opportunities and challenges of various approaches. | read more
The Annual Meeting offers an opportunity for advanced students and researchers of the ancient Near East in the Netherlands to meet and exchange ideas about ongoing and envisioned research projects. | read more
