740 search results for “komen history” in the Staff website
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way
Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.
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incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’
Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?
- Histories Connected
- Histories Connected
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great'
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer Kim Beerden wants to take the next step.
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Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I
Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I's time. Joost Welten's latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I, the elite danced around his throne both literally and figuratively.
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer
Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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May Shaddel BasirFaculty of Humanities
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Elsemieke DaalderFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bram EeninkFaculty of Humanities
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Alexandra TutwilerFaculteit Archeologie
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Rachel SchatsFaculteit Archeologie
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sander van der HorstFaculty of Humanities
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Yichieh Mireille ShihFaculty of Humanities
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Tom de Bruijn
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Eddie Meijer
Faculty of Humanities
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Moesha SnoekFaculty of Humanities
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Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes
Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.
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Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award
Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda
In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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Frits van der MeerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Histories of Intellectual Property
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
- Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminars
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Alexander GeurdsFaculteit Archeologie
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Writing Global History
Conference, Research Colloquium
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Kerstin Winking
Faculty of Humanities
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Neilabh SinhaFaculty of Humanities
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Beryl Prenen
Faculty of Humanities
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Symposium: Visualizing Ancient Histories
Symposium
- History Institute Council Meeting
- History Institute Council Meeting
- History Institute Council Meeting
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History Institute Council Meeting
Lecture
- History Institute Council Meeting
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Sam Peters
Faculty of Humanities