Leiden Arts in Society Blog

Modern and Contemporary Studies

"To me, nature is also a designer"

In the Design Museum MADE in Evora, locally designed goods are kept under the same roof as a collection of important international designers. Most of the collection on exhibition belongs to the Portuguese academic and designer Paulo Parra.

Leonor Veiga • 19-03-2018

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Research on “Arts in Society” - general remarks and a case study

In her research, Professor Anthonya Visser contrasts political and literary discourses about the 'Wende'. In the context of our 'Arts in Society' theme, which is also the LUCAS theme, she confronts Wolfgang Schaüble's speeches with Volker Braun's Iphigenia

Anthonya Visser • 05-03-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

The many meanings of reading (5). Distance.

The term 'to read' is used for a myriad of activities. In this series, I will explore the different uses of the word in the context of book history. In this fifth and last instalment: distance.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo • 22-02-2018

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Masonic Initiation at the Academy: Presenting and Publishing for the LUCAS Graduate Confence

This month, the 6th issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference is published containing papers given at the LUCAS Graduate Conference 2017. It was my privilege to present a paper as well as to write an article for the journal.

Amaranth Feuth • 12-02-2018

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Napoleon’s stolen sea monster: repatriating cultural objects

When it comes to repatriating cultural objects, even an ancient sea monster has trouble swimming upstream

Nynke Feenstra + 1 other • 08-02-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Emotional Contrast: Spanish Repertoire in the 1640s-1660s

In this second blog, I discuss why Spanish plays were so eagerly translated and adapted by Dutch authors. It seems that Spanish repertoire formed a reaction of sorts to the staid plots of Vondel, Hooft, Coster, and Bredero.

Tim Vergeer • 01-02-2018

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"To me, nature is also a designer"

Research on “Arts in Society” - general remarks and a case study

The many meanings of reading (5). Distance.

Masonic Initiation at the Academy: Presenting and Publishing for the LUCAS Graduate Confence

Napoleon’s stolen sea monster: repatriating cultural objects

Emotional Contrast: Spanish Repertoire in the 1640s-1660s