Leiden Arts in Society Blog

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

The many meanings of reading (3). Speed.

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 third instalment: speed.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo • 14-09-2017

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

Exploring the Game of Thrones Citadel's library: Knowledge repositories in history and fantasy

Knowledge is power, and libraries are its centres of preservation, both in history and in fiction. How closely does the fantastic Game of Thrones' Citadel Library mirror equivalents from history?

Fleur Praal + 1 other • 07-09-2017

Classics and Classical Civilisation

Dancing on Ruins: Rome’s political afterlife

Vast and powerful, the Roman Empire has always been used as a parallel for modern politics. These days, however, Rome might just need a PR-campaign.

Renske Janssen • 31-08-2017

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Trust me, I’m an expert! What AirBNB and Academia have in common

With the summer holidays approaching, you'll probably feel more like browsing AirBNB than like analysing academia. Well, what luck: in this post, you can do both!

Fleur Praal • 17-07-2017

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Medieval Women as Terrorists?

What connects medieval women to current discussion on violence and religion? This post looks into the projection of political ideas on historical figures.

Lieke Smits • 06-07-2017

Classics and Classical Civilisation

Forgetting Cicero

Is it possible to control the way you are remembered by posterity? What the politician and writer Cicero can teach us about processes of commemoration and canonization (an introduction).

Leanne Jansen • 15-06-2017

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