𝗚𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗰𝗵𝘁: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲 & 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗶𝗿(𝗲) 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 Wil je je visie op cultuur verbreden en je communicatieve vaardigheden verbeteren? Word #stagiair bij LeidenGlobal! 👉Deadline tot sollicitatie verlengd tot 13 juli: www.leidenglobal.org/highlight/va...

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 ℝ𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣? Maps & mapping as performative tools On 28 May Laura Giraldo-Martínez @w-u-r.bsky.social discusses @iias.bsky.social how collaborative mapping of river initiatives & care actions contributes to the enlivening of the Bogotá River in #Colombia 👉 www.iias.asia/events/how-c...

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 #Measles is back Is vaccine hesitancy the only culprit? Laurence Monnais offers a more nuanced account by looking at Southeast Asia and the discipline of history, on 16 April @iias.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social www.iias.asia/events/south...

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (AFCON):𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 The AFCON 2025 ended in a chaotic final between Senegal & Morocco. In this blog Chaimaa Radouani @ascleiden.bsky.social discusses the history of this event and how this year's #AFCON reflected Africa's fracture. ➡️ ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 On 12 Feb. Ming Luo explores how archiving #queer lives in Chinese-speaking contexts disrupts dominant regimes of visibility at this @iias.bsky.social lecture. 📍Herta Mohr building @unileiden.bsky.social ✍️ www.iias.asia/events/uncla...

📈𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒋𝒈𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒓 Voor EU-fabrikanten als @tatasteelnederland.com is het al jaren bikkelen. Hoe is #China zo ver gekomen? En staan er Europese banen op het spel? @robdewijk.bsky.social (@fggaleiden.bsky.social ) licht dit toe (bron: @telegraaf.nl) ▶️ www.alurvs.nl/nieuws-alurv...

✨ Another eventful year has come to an end.. 🌟 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕛𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝! 𝕊𝕖𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕚𝕟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 🌟

𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 Maaike Rozema @ascleiden.bsky.social explains why studying 'animal traces' is so valuable. From oxen pulling wagons to dogs guarding livestock, they were central to daily life ⤵️ @africaresearch.bsky.social www.boom2dust.nl/blog/animal-...

𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕤. 𝕎𝕙𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕦𝕞 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 Exploring the significance of Heritage in the 21st century in this international conference on 13-15 Jan 26 @unileiden.bsky.social Sign up soon, as there is limited space! @arthist-net.bsky.social @erfgoedhuis-zh.bsky.social ℹ️&📝 arthist.net/archive/51281

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕪 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕦𝕤 𝕟𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕝 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤? In this @ascleiden.bsky.social blog, Madi Ditmars @leidenhumanities.bsky.social explores the power of African wisdom to adress todays challenges while shaping a more inclusive & sustainable world. ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮? Dr. Mashuru & Winder Wen-Te Chang @unileiden.bsky.social explore its meanings, benefits & risks on 2 Dec at the workshop Time to Eat Earth Again! @iias.bsky.social Will you take a bite? www.iias.asia/events/time-...

The #UyghurGenocide is currently happening in #China What is the Chinese government doing and what can you do to help? Join the symposium on 27 Nov @unileiden.bsky.social With @rushanabbas.bsky.social @ahmedjankasim.bsky.social & @casperwits.bsky.social 👉 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

De #BBB pleit voor een verbod op islamitische straatgebeden. Volgens feitenonderzoek blijkt echter dat die zo goed als nooit plaatsvinden, meldt Peter Burger @leidenhumanities.bsky.social 🔎 nieuwscheckers.nl/bbb-wil-isla... @minbzk.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social #nepnieuws

Are you a PhD or ResMA Student @leidenhumanities.bsky.social, @leidensocial.bsky.social or @leidenlaw.bsky.social? Register now for the Interdisciplinary LeidenGlobal Graduate Course ‘𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀’ and turn theory into practice!👇 📅 Deadline 15 January 2026 ✍️ www.leidenglobal.org/courses/meth...

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕, 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 Join @ascleiden.bsky.social on 10 Nov for a hybrid double seminar: 🇲🇿@borgesnhamirre.bsky.social on the role of ethnicity in #Mozambique’s jihadist uprising 🇷🇼Emmanuel Sarabwe on post-genocide reconciliation in #Rwanda ascleiden.nl/news/double-...

“𝘔𝘺 𝘈𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭!” What does authenticity in #fashion mean? @tommytse.bsky.social (@uva.nl) explores how fakes, originals and copies shape Creativity and Value in Kenya & China, on 13 nov @iias.bsky.social 👟 www.iias.asia/events/rethe...

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Join @iias.bsky.social on 5 Nov for a talk on wax prints in West #Africa: centering African perspectives & challenging Eurocentric views of authenticity in exhibition practices @ascleiden.bsky.social @asianstudies.org 🧵 www.iias.asia/events/decen...

"𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘫𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘸𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘫𝘦 𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘷𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘵, 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯" Peter Burger @leidenhumanities.bsky.social sprak @omroepwest.nl over 'nepnieuws', in het kader van het Leids Actualiteitencollege op 14 oktober. Luister vanaf 20'35: 🎧 www.omroepwest.nl/radio/afleve...

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮🇷🇼 30 years after the Tutsi genocide in #Rwanda (Africa), Lidewyde Berckmoes 🟥 @ascleiden.bsky.social asks: 𝑫𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒓 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆? She explores if (& at what cost) hope can grow from past wounds, in this blog⤵️ @thejah.bsky.social ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...

Volgens Claudia van Zanten, kamerlid #BBB, vangt Nederland relatief veel #Oekraïners op. Daarom wil ze in gesprek met andere #EU landen. Klopt dit wel? Nieuwscheckers van @unileiden.bsky.social zocht het uit👇 @platformraam.nl @hagueresearch.bsky.social 🔎 nieuwscheckers.nl/nederland-va...

🎬 𝕃𝕖𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝔼𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝔽𝕚𝕝𝕞 𝔽𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝 𝟙𝟜 - 𝟙𝟞 𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥 Ontdek het 1e festival in Nederland volledig in het teken van de #essayfilm, met ruim 40 films uit meer dan 20 landen wereldwijd. Door ACPA @unileiden.bsky.social ism de Lakenhal & het Kijkhuis @leidencity.bsky.social 📽️ leidenessayfilmfestival.com/nl/

𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨, 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙉𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 "𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖" @eikeexner.com researched the history of Japanese comics as a continuous story, focusing on Manga as visual storytelling through multipanel cartoons. He wrote this blog @iias.bsky.social #manga #comics blog.iias.asia/pop-pacific/...

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼-𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀📖 What are the origins of the Indo-European #languages and how have they developed over time? Join this free online course @unileiden.bsky.social @leidenhumanities.bsky.social @all4languages.bsky.social @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org 🗣️ www.coursera.org/learn/compar...

𝔾𝕖𝕓𝕠𝕖𝕚𝕕 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕟 @onzetaal.bsky.social sprak met Gebarentaalonderzoeker Victoria Nyst @unileiden.bsky.social over haar onderzoek naar de oorsprong en verwantschap van gebarentalen, met een extra blik op Afrika & NL. “Het dient meer dan een maatschappelijk belang” ✊ onzetaal.nl/tijdschrift/...

Rethinking Global Health in #Africa For too long, outside solutions have ignored African voices & knowledge. It’s time for a new approach rooted in justice, lived experience, and respect, says Christiana Banja, student @ascleiden.bsky.social @thejah.bsky.social ✍️ ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 Join the launch of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection @unileiden.bsky.social with a workshop on 24-25 July to promote Chinese queer studies scholarship, and raise the visibility of Chinese queer history & culture. 🌈 www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...

'Neanderthals ran 𝘍𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴' A new study reveals that Neanderthals in Germany practiced large-scale fat processing by systematically breaking bones to extract marrow, going beyond earlier human methods. Led by @unileiden.bsky.social @monrepos.bsky.social idw-online.de/de/news854632

𝑨𝑰-𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐’𝒔 𝒛𝒂𝒂𝒊𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆 Met Google's AI-tool #VEO3 kun je meer realistische nep-video's maken, zo zijn er ook misleidende filmpjes over bootmigranten in de UK @peterburger.bsky.social geeft uitleg op #nieuwscheckers @unileiden.bsky.social 🎞️ nieuwscheckers.nl/deze-nieuwsc...

Van luxe-aankopen tot nazi-sympathieën & buikdansen: zo ziet de desinformatiecampagne tegen president Zelensky eruit. Nieuwscheckers @unileiden.bsky.social toont op welke thema’s 3 jaar nepnieuwsverhalen zich richten. @nvj.nl @vvjournalisten.bsky.social ▶️ nieuwscheckers.nl/van-luxe-aan...