Digital Theology: A Short Introduction through Art

Nobody knows exactly what is going on, especially when the subject is that of theology, belief and myth. In spite of doubt, some people try their luck and open up about their faith through art.

Bernardo Bremm • September 30, 2021

Entering Bo Burnham’s Inside: Reframing Internet Conventions

In Inside performer Bo Burnham attempts to come to terms with performing for an audience, via the internet, alone. He intermingles multiple conventions in a singular performance that speaks volumes about our contemporary digital age. Have a look Inside: “Come on in the water is fine.”

Miguel Mira • July 01, 2021

New Series: Humanities in the age of digital technologies

Nowadays we live in a world of digital technolgies and we cannot live without them. Yet, how does this impact us?

Liselore Tissen • June 30, 2021

The Hanse and the Arts: Past and Present

The Hanse, an extensive medieval mercantile network, has a continuous presence today – think, for example, of Lufthansa, Hanse cities, and the company Hansaplast. In this blog, Suzie reflects on the importance of studying the Hanse and the pivotal role of art in its development.

Suzie Hermán • March 04, 2021

Enlightened Spaces: The eighteenth-century interior and the study of decorative arts at Leiden University

The University has long fostered the study of the decorative arts and domestic culture and has produced several notable specialists in this field. A new series of public lectures on the eighteenth-century interior organised by Alexander Dencher continues this tradition.

Alexander Dencher • January 26, 2021

#ArchiveEmotion: my eighteenth century telenovela

In a previous post, I mentioned the slow-pace of working with archives. Reading through metres of paper is however anything but boring. Besides finding material for our research we often find extremely interesting stories. Think of it as a paper telenovela of people that lived hundreds of years ago.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo • November 26, 2020

Antigone in Kinshasa

The documentary Les fantômes de Lovanium commemorates the 1969 and 1971 student revolts against Mobutu. While Congolese painter Sapin Makengele visualizes the tragedy that took place, students and other bystanders start to share their stories. Through their stories, the spirit of Antigone emerges.

Astrid van Weyenberg • November 19, 2020

The Experiences of External PhDs – or, how to grapple research besides a paid job

A significant number of the LUCAS PhDs are so-called “external PhDs”: PhD researchers not employed by the institute. Why would someone decide to conduct research while unfunded? And what are their experiences while doing so? Time for some honest conversations.

Merel Oudshoorn • October 29, 2020

Where have all the women gone? Challenging structural patriarchy and rethinking feminist art history

Where have all the women gone? It can be difficult, sometimes, to find evidence of female participation in the arts and culture of the early modern period. Catherine Powell explores how we can locate women and their participation by asking different questions.

Catherine Powell • October 15, 2020