Why You Should Start a Research Vlog: LUCAS Explains

21 June 2019, Bessensap, NWO’s yearly conference on science communication will take place. Next to blogs, we increasingly see videos entering the science communications stage. But what is the added value of video for the public? And for the researcher?

Nynke Feenstra • June 13, 2019

All books are equal, but some books…

When I tell people that I work as a scholar in book and publishing studies, it’s often not immediately clear to people what aspects of the book I would then study. In this post, I try to explain some key concepts through George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Fleur Praal • June 06, 2019

Josephus and Aristotle

What can a fable by Flavius Josephus inspired by Aristotle teach us about the fluid boundaries of genres?

Gert-Jan van Dijk • May 23, 2019

A Woman of the People, Not a Politician

The Netflix documentary Knock Down the House is an ode to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her female Democrat colleagues. Read more about the perfect campaign, making friends, and impacting the people.

Leanne Jansen • May 16, 2019

LUCAS Graduate Conference - Animals: Theory, Practice, Representation

On 4 and 5 April, young scholars from a diverse array of research institutions across Europe, America, and Asia gathered together in Leiden for the LUCAS Graduate Conference 2019 under the theme of "Animals: Theory, Practice, Representation".

Lisanne Wepler and Jiyu Zhang • May 09, 2019 • 1 comment

The sound of silence: WW II memory in present and past

In her research, Yra van Dijk works on memory culture and digital memory of the Shoah. In the context of our 'Arts in Society' theme, she discusses the difficulties around remembrance as 4 May (Dutch Remembrance Day) approaches.

Yra van Dijk • May 02, 2019 • 6 comments

The Threat after the Fire: The Restoration of the Notre-Dame

It has been over a week since the fire that destroyed most of France’s famous cathedral was extinguished. However, in the ashes lurks a bigger threat: how to restore the Notre-Dame?

Liselore Tissen • April 25, 2019

Indian Temples, Pollution and Menstruating Women

Two fertile women entered the Hindu Sabarimala temple and caused a huge uproar in India, but did you know that there is a temple ban that applies to all Hindu temples? A ban for a woman having her period.

Merel Oudshoorn • April 18, 2019 • 1 comment

How to Bury Your Dissertation

Looi went to Northampton, UK to literally bury his dissertation topic.

Looi van Kessel • April 10, 2019 • 1 comment