by Anthony T. Albright Open article in pdf I. Site: From Amsterdam If, on a Saturday’s excursion from Amsterdam, you … More
Category: Issues
Explore past issues of Leiden Elective Academic Periodical (LEAP), a peer-reviewed journal published by junior and senior scholars of Leiden University.
A Roadside Knit
by Coco Swaan Open in pdf Critical Reflection of A Roadside Knit: Sweater Pattern as Material Art of Roadside Picnic … More
Barking, Singing, Quacking: On Human and Nonhuman Language and Those Who Speak (It)
by Nathalie Muffels Open article in pdf [The donkey] Benjamin could read as well as any pig, but never exercised … More
Shifting Paradigms: The Relationship Between Nature and Humanity in Contemporary Art
by Alicja Serafin-Pospiech Open in pdf The muffled syllables that Nature speaksFill us with deeper longing for her wordGeorge Santayana, … More
Through Wood and Wind, I Speak
by Mar Fu Qi Open in pdf Through Wood and Wind, I Speak: Taking Nature as My Guidance to be … More
Nature: Less Pleasant, Less Pretty, and Significantly Smellier than Often Thought
Interview with Dr Isabel Hoving by Nathalie Muffels and Angel Perazzetta Open in PDF To academic all-rounder Dr Isabel Hoving, … More
The Weight of the World
by Will Boase Open as pdf In Will Boase’s (www.willboase.com) The Weight of the World, colossal physical forms are designed … More
Contents Issue 1
Introduction Part 1: Community in times of crisis Arijana Šimunović, “Fiction as Counter-Discourse: Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive and Rewriting of Migration … More
Introduction
Frank van den Boom, Lotte van den Bosch, Kaspar Hendrichs, Gabriël de Klerk, Chiara Juriatti, Matthew Luck, Sophia Mons, Arijana … More
Fiction as Counter-Discourse: Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive and the Rewriting of the Migration Crisis
by Arijana Šimunović Open article in pdf Photo. Juan Rulfo (property of Clara Aparicio de Rulfo) To leave is to … More
Status at the Mercy of Language: A Reoccurring Crisis for Transnational Citizens in the United Kingdom
by Matthew Luck Open article in pdf Out of the remnants of colonial empire and following generations of intra-European conflict, … More
Resilient Religion: The Online Presence of Dutch Mosques in Times of COVID-19
by Sophia Mons Open article in pdf For more than one year already, mosques throughout The Netherlands have been largely … More
BOOK REVIEW: Pelevin’s Puzzled Protagonist: The Clay Machine-Gun by Viktor Pelevin
by Lotte van den Bosch Open article in pdf He picked up two onions from the table and began cleaning … More
Displays of Power: Imperial Ideology on the Coinage of Galba during the Crisis of 68/69 A.D.
by Gabriël de Klerk Open article in pdf The death of Nero in 68 A.D. plunged the Roman Empire into … More
Sensing the Anthropocene – The Permanent Ice in Contemporary Art
by Chiara Juriatti Open article in pdf In the time between the first Arctic ice recordings in the 1970s and … More
Conspiring Algorithms: Tracing the Anti-Vaccination and COVID-19 Conspiracy Movement on YouTube
by Didi Spaans Image: Daniel Zender Open article in pdf We’re not just fighting a pandemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” … More
New Bodies in an Ecological Crisis: The Unforeseeable Future in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
by Frank van den Boom Open article in pdf In recent decades, Ovid’s Metamorphoses has received a surge of newfound … More
BOOK REVIEW: Solving a Crisis with a Crisis: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
by Kaspar Hendrichs Open article in pdf As recent world events demonstrate, a virus outbreak can cause the normal to … More