Wednesday 15 February | China Seminar by Eva Ströber
The Story of a Ewer in the Shape of A Crayfish.
News & events
LSGI - February 10th - Discussion with Arjen Oosterman, Vincent Schipper and Edwin Gardner: The changing idea of heritage in architecture
The LSGI takes place on the first Friday of each month from 13:30 to 15:00 at Gravensteen, Pieterskerkhof 6, Room 11 ( map ). There is no need to register in advance. A working paper will be posted on the website one week prior to the seminar.
CALL FOR PAPERS - World Wide Asia Conference submission deadline: 15 February
On 30 August - 1 September 2012, the Leiden research profiles Global Interactions (LGI) and Asian Modernities and Traditions (AMT) with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) will host an international conference on the theme of ‘World Wide Asia’ to critically explore Asian migrations as a globalizing force.
Listen to Cosmopolitan Routes/Roots keynote lecture by Professor Peter Geschiere
On November 2nd, Professor Peter Geschiere from UvA gave the keynote lecture at first Global Interactions conference.
ERC grant for Maarten Jansen
The European Research Council has awarded an Advanced Grant to Prof. dr. Maarten Jansen for research on Indigenous Calenders of Mexico and Guatemala.
Call for Leiden Participants - World Wide Asia Conference 2012
The second annual Leiden Global Interactions (LGI) conference will partner with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) to critically explore Asian migrations as a globalizing force. In the first round call, we are looking for members from the Leiden community who would be interested in participating in the conference in the form of developing its content and also presenting original work. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Nov 1, 2011.
Leiden Seminar for Global Interactions (LSGI) 2011-2012 Schedule
Beginning in the Fall of 2011, the Leiden Seminar on Global Interactions (LSGI) will institute a yearly seminar theme. The 2011-2012 theme will be "Inscribing Practices: Material Worlds of Migration and Heritage "
Announcing the Leiden-Stanford Heritage Network
We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between Stanford Univeristy and Leiden University: the Leiden-Stanford Heritage Network (LSHN). This web-based group represents a group of concerned heritage scholars, activists, ethnographers and theorists committed to establishing an innovative set of contributions to heritage as a discipline, practice and concept. Please visit www.networkedheritage.org to find out more about the initiative.
Leiden Global Interactions Blog
The LGI blog is intended to connect and inform the Leiden community. We will publish posts about people, events and research related to globalization, migration and heritage within and outside of Leiden.
Inventory and Questionnaire
We are making an inventory of Leiden based researchers who work in the broad field of 'global interactions'.
NEW LGI INITIATIVE: Support for the development of new collaborative projects
The Leiden Global Interactions Research Profile will launch a new initiative aimed at facilitating the development of colllaborative research proposals for NVO, ERC, EU grants related to the themes of the profile area. We have some seed money for investing in long-term interdisciplinary intellectual developments in areas where migration and heritage come together (for instance, material culture, questions of empire and decolonization, citizenship and belonging, etc.).
2012 IIAS-LGI Summer Programme in Asian Studies
World Wide Asia: Asian Flows, Global Impacts. The second IIAS Summer Programme in Asian Studies will partner with the Leiden Global Interactions Profile Area (LGI) to critically explore Asian migrations as a globalizing force. This master class seeks to cultivate Asian perspectives on historical and contemporary forms of migration and their impact on shaping global-local landscapes, practices, relationships and structures. APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 16 NOVEMBER, 2011
First LGI Conference 2-4 November - Cosmopolitan Routes/Roots: Intersections of Global Heritage and Migration
On 2-4 November 2011, the Leiden Global Interactions Research Profile will host its first annual conference at the Small Auditorium in the the Academy Building. The conference will open with a keynote lecture delivered by Professor Peter Geschiere from the University of Amsterdam.
Introducing new postdoc coordinator
The Leiden Global Interactions group welcomes Carrie Nakamura as the new postdoc coordinator for the profile area.