Monsters, Sea-Monks, and Mermaids: Strange Creatures from the Sea from Antiquity to the Modern Age

Day 4 of the Fish & Fiction week: the fact and fiction of sea monsters from Antiquity to modernity

Sophia Hendrikx • September 23, 2018

All Creatures of the Sea’: Fish in Bible and Emblem Books

Bible Illustrations — Fish are frequently mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. Well-known Old Testament references to fish include God’s creation of ‘all creatures of the sea’ on the Fifth Day of the First Week, the sea monster Leviathan, and the large fish.

Paul J. Smith • September 22, 2018

Introduction: Fish & Fiction

Fish have always been part and parcel of human civilisation. In a material sense, they have always been omnipresent in the everyday lives of human beings – from fishery to kitchen. At the same time, fish lead a hidden life, underwater, invisible to man.

Paul J. Smith and Florike Egmond • September 21, 2018

'Fish and Fiction': Fish Week on the LUCAS Blog

It's Fish Week on the blog! Today is the opening of the exhibition 'Fish and Fiction' in the Leiden University Library. To celebrate, we dedicate a whole week to fishes in science and culture.

Erik Weber • September 20, 2018

LUCAS 2019 Graduate Conference - Animals: Theory, Practice, Representation

On April 4th and 5th, 2019, Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society (LUCAS) will be hosting a conference called Animals: Theory, Practice, and Representation.

Sophia Hendrikx • September 13, 2018 • 1 comment

A Gold road paved with good intentions? What Plan S implies for Humanities OA book publishing

Eleven European countries, the Netherlands among them, have formulated a plan to enforce Open Access for all research publications by 2020, and so curb Big Publishing’s profits. It risks crushing smaller initiatives in Humanities monographs in its march...

Fleur Praal • September 06, 2018 • 1 comment

The Green Academic

Plastic cups and bags, air travel, and conference goodies: some ethical dilemmas for researchers (and everybody else).

Andrea Reyes Elizondo • August 30, 2018

Medieval Literature as Young Adult Fiction?

Can medieval literature still be fun for high school students? And which medieval character is a classic YA-hero?

Lieke Smits • August 23, 2018

Horace’s Ars poetica in Children’s Literature: from advising poets to the Reader’s bill of Rights

Around 19 BC, Horace advised poets both to instruct and delight their readers, in order to write proper poetry. This piece of advice is still well-known nowadays, especially in pedagogy. But isn’t it a bit restrictive for children?

Céline Zaepffel • July 12, 2018