News
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OPZIJ-editor-in-chief Marleen Hogendoorn: ‘I was already a budding feminist at the age of eleven' 19 January 2023
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ. How does she...
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Publication - inaugural lecture by ACPA alumnus Falk Hübner 18 January 2023
At the start of the new year, Falk Hübner's (DocARTES/ ACPA alumnus and now professor/lector of Artistic Connective Practices at Fontys Fine and Perfo...
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Back to Present- by Thalia Hoffman 19 December 2022
In Back to Present ACPA alumna Thalia Hoffman discusses the themes, filming structure, and editing process of the short film A Day Becomes (2018) on V...
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New solo CD 'Dialogue' by ACPA alumna Kathryn Cok 13 December 2022
ACPA alumna Kathryn Cok recently released a new solo CD Dialogue, showcasing repertoire by Buxtehude and J.S. Bach, performed on the harpsichord.
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Old tradition of ‘golden PhDs’ reinstated 06 December 2022
Black-and-white photographs filled with solemn young men and distinguished professors line the walls of the Grand Auditorium. Young women are missing ...
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Alumnus Shivan Shazad: 'I would like to have been a member of a diversity and inclusion committee' 06 December 2022
It was his thesis supervisor during his master's in Film and Photographic Studies who encouraged Shivan Shazad to pursue a second master's in diversit...
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Alumnus Simone participating in National ThinkTank: ‘A good imagination is essential’ 25 November 2022
Say biodiversity loss, and then say humanities. These two terms may not seem an obvious combination, but alumnus Simone Scholte explains that her Film...
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Brussels is full of friendly faces 21 November 2022
Students of the European Union Studies track of MA International Relations visited Brussels this October and met many Leiden alumni who already work t...
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Reunionists of Leiden Historical Debating Society celebrate 65th anniversary: 'We are more alive than ever' 15 November 2022
Friday 4 November marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of Leiden’s P.C. Hooft Historical Debating Society. Although new members have not been a...
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Museum Talks: ‘Our access to the past starts with in-depth knowledge of objects’ 10 November 2022
Geert-Jan Janse has always been fascinated by the way objects can bring the past closer. On 16 November, he will present a Museum Talk about his work ...
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LIFF director Ratna Lachmansingh: ‘Writing my thesis was so much fun!’ 03 November 2022
As a student, Ratna Lachmansingh wrote her thesis on horror films. Now she is the director of Leiden International Film Festival.
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Alumna Tessa Schiethart: 'If I could go back to my student days, I’d go right away' 26 October 2022
That Tessa Schiethart finished her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a thesis on Indonesian women's reasons for veiling was a coincidenc...
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LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant awarded to two researchers 18 October 2022
Anke Smits and Lucien van Beek have been awarded a Praesidium Libertatis Grant this year. Smits is an assistant professor at the LUMC and Van Beek at ...
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Researching sustainable filmmaking approaches, while exploring Indigenous Futurisms through film practice 19 September 2022
ACPA alumna Dr. Itandehui Jansen is currently working on a new experimental film. The project researches sustainable filmmaking approaches, while expl...
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Ten years of International Studies: ‘During lectures I sometimes felt my brain was exploding with all the new insights.’ 14 September 2022
The bachelor's programme in International Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ko Voskuilen was among the very first batch of students to fol...