Matters of Humanities

Within the podcast series Matters of Humanities, we showcase the voices of researchers at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University. Serie 1: History of Islam in Europe Arabist Maurits Berger talks about the history of the Islam in Europe: going back to the first Muslim who set foot in Europe, and seeing what kind of interactions have taken place between Muslims and Europeans since then. Serie 2: Scandal and Controversy in Russian literature Senior lecturer Otto Boele examines eight notorious texts in Russian literature, paying particular attention to the commotion that they created.  Serie 3: Name that Language Dr. Kate Bellamy and Dr. Andrew Wigman host the pilot podcast ‘Name That Language’, the podcast in which, with the help of an expert from the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL), they explore the ins, outs, ups, and downs of one of the world’s 7000 or so languages. The catch? You won't hear the name of the