Leiden Arts in Society Blog

Modern and Contemporary Studies

From radioactive felines to three-legged bunnies?

Or: What it takes to communicate 10,000 years into the future (Part 2)

Anna Volkmar • 05-09-2019

Classics and Classical Civilisation

Milk Matters: Some Reflections on the Use of Human Milk in Hippocratic Recipes

In this blog, Glyn Muitjens examines the application of human milk in medical recipes of the Hippocratic Corpus, to demonstrate that its use can teach us something about Greek culture. In fact, human milk played a central role in policing female bodies.

Glyn Muitjens • 27-06-2019

Modern and Contemporary Studies

The inhuman and the political in HBO’s Chernobyl

HBO’s new miniseries Chernobyl, a dramatization of the infamous accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, raises some interesting questions about the inhuman character of radioactivity, and the way in which this relates to the sphere of the political.

Tijs Brinkman • 20-06-2019

Modern and Contemporary Studies

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 • 06-06-2019

Classics and Classical Civilisation

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 • 16-05-2019

Modern and Contemporary Studies

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 + 1 other • 09-05-2019

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From radioactive felines to three-legged bunnies?

Milk Matters: Some Reflections on the Use of Human Milk in Hippocratic Recipes

The inhuman and the political in HBO’s Chernobyl

All books are equal, but some books…

A Woman of the People, Not a Politician

LUCAS Graduate Conference - Animals: Theory, Practice, Representation