Political anthropologist Ward Berenschot focusses on politics in India and Indonesia, particularly on informality and the role of money in election campaigns. LeidenGlobal interviewed with Ward on his research ...
Op maandag 20 januari maakte KITLV-directeur Diana Suhardiman kennismaking met vertegenwoordigers van de Eilandsraad van Bonaire, tijdens haar tour door de Cariben en Suriname. ...
Read more in The Daily Herald (13 January 2025) how the Kadaster of St. Maarten and KITLV have entered into a partnership to enhance the conservation and management of the island’s ...
In 2024 the PCF grant was awarded to the following winners: Feba Sukmana & Lara Nuberg for their project on a new publication of Kartini's letters; Maarten Manse for his project to finalize and resubmit a book manuscript on the topic of...
On the 11th annual AISSR Harvest Day on 21 November, Francio Guadeloupe gave the keynote lecture on 'Ethnography without 'race'? A day in an ex-colony'. 'Race' is ubiquitous, so the argument goes...
What did enslaved people do to gain citizenship rights and what determined their success? By analyzing and linking different archival collections, the project 'How slaves became citizens: Proto-citizenship...
In deze aflevering van de podcastserie Rotterdam Mijn Thuis van Radio Stanvaste spreekt presentator Stuart Kensenhuis met Francio Guadeloupe over de bestrijding van racisme en discriminatie...
On June 1st, 2021, The Corts Foundation (TCF) formally terminated its activities and transferred its financial assets to the Members’ Association KITLV / Vereniging KITLV. With this capital a fund has been realized ...
Het Silvia de Groot fonds is een fonds bedoeld om studenten of jonge onderzoekers afkomstig uit het Nederlands-Caraïbisch gebied, bij voorkeur van Marron...
Meet the researchers of the academic year 2024 - 2025 for the fellowship Moving objects, Mobilising Culture in the Context of (De)colonization. This NIAS – NIOD – KITLV Fellowship gives researchers and heritage experts ...
The Members’ Association KITLV (Vereniging KITLV) invites its members (and those willing to become members) to actively contribute to realizing the goals of the Association....
In deze Indonesië Podcast op 28 augustus jl. bespreekt Edwin Mooibroek de Indonesische verkiezingen met Ward Berenschot (KITLV). Een machtsstrijd over een ...
EenVandaag besteedde op 17 augustus jl. aandacht aan de nieuwe hoofdstad van Indonesië. Vanuit zijn vakantiebestemming, vertelt KITLV-onderzoeker Ward Berenschot aan EenVandaag meer over deze nieuwe ...
In deze podcast serie verbinden Eva Toorop en Mariëlla van Apeldoorn Eva’s familiegeschiedenis met ‘de grote’ geschiedenis van Nederland en Indonesië. Met een bijdrage van historicus Esther Captain ...
In deze Postkoloniale Podcast, gaan Rick Honings en Coen van ’t Veer, in gesprek met Esther Captain en Gert Oostindie over hun werk in relatie tot het ...
The KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Fellows are invited to send in a proposal of the work they wish to carry ...
KITLV is looking for three PhD candidates for the research project Trajectories of Taste: An Analytical Framework of Culinary Change after Migration (TASTE), a European Research Council-funded ...
Onderzoeker Rosemarijn Hoefte deed in opdracht van de gemeente onderzoek naar het koloniaal verleden van Tilburg. Inwoners Eri-Ann, Tony en Eric namen deel aan het onderzoek. Zij vertellen in een video ...
Op verzoek van de gemeente Tilburg onderzocht Rosemarijn Hoefte de (post)koloniale geschiedenis van Tilburg. Ze schreef er samen met anderen een boek over, Een westers beschavingsoffensief...
Op 16 juni 2023 onthulde de Indonesische kunstenaar Theo Frids Hutabarat, in vergaderzaal van het KITLV, na een bijzondere en ontroerende lezing-cum-performance, zijn indrukwekkende werk Anonim. Het schilderij, een resultaat van...
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing two new professor chairs for the Kingdom. There will be a political sciences/public ...
Het KITLV is op zoek naar een promovendus 'Van slavernij naar burgerrechten in Suriname'. Wil je bijdragen aan de verdieping van onze kennis over slavernij, emancipatie en postkoloniaal burgerschap...
KITLV will move to a new building of Leiden University, the Herta Mohr Building (former P.N. van Eyckhof-Van Wijkplaats building), in the second week of May 2024. It is the first that a Leiden University building is named ...
During Amsterdam Art Week, Framer Framed presents the exhibition Breaking Waves by artist Clara Jo, who has been Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed artist in residence for the past year. Through a story about epidemiological and maritime movement...
Op 21 april jl. vond vanuit het Teylers Museum 'Koloniaal Haarlemdag' plaats, georganiseerd door Stichting Keti Koti Haarlem. Er werden gratis activiteiten ...
‘Continues to amaze me’, ‘it is dangerous’, ‘they drive like lunatics’ – these were some of the comments on social media when friends posted pictures of motorcyclists in Ambon. Last year I took to the streets of Ambon on my motorcycle, travelling...
As the latest Venezuelan security threat and the cycle of unrest in Haiti’s political morass came to a head, threatening to hem in Guyana’s quest for peaceful ...
New article by Vignesh Rajahmani et al. in the London School of Economics South Asia Blog, 'India goes to the polls'. The authors examine the electoral strategies via a resource-discourse-personnel matrix of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The authors present ...
An interview with KITLV director Diana Suhardiman on the Leiden University website. Diana will give her inaugural lecture 'Grassroots alliances in natural ...
KITLV is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher Political Ecology for a project that puts the role of grassroots institutions, local communities, and local actors central in climate governance. ...
KITLV is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher Ecological History for a project that puts the role of grassroots institutions, local communities, and local actors central in climate governance. ...
Recent events in Indonesian politics, commonly characterized by chaos and the role that money plays, tell a story of tragedy and farce. The unexpected resignation of Ratu Ngadu Bonu Wollah, once seen as a beacon of hope for women in ...
Interview met Rosemarijn Hoefte over de politieke onrust in Haïti in het radio programma OVT van de VPRO op NPO 1. Het land verkeert momenteel in totale chaos nadat afgelopen week criminele bendes een ...
New article by Yogi Permana et al. in Pacific Affairs, 'The role of fear and memory in West Papua's ethnonationalist conflict'. In the West Papua conflict, fear fuels both Papuan ethnonationalist and Indonesian nationalist ...
From March 2024 KITLV will run a new pilot-project on the coloniality of Asian library and manuscript-formations. With KITLV Special Collections as point of departure, we study the social biographies of manuscripts...
In de 3de subsidieronde van het Philippus Corts Fonds werden vijf aanvragen gehonoreerd. Talisha Schilder ontving € 2.000,- voor haar onderzoek naar 'Mentawaian and Bornean tattooing practices in the Indonesian ...
Article by Sony Jean et al. in the Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage, 'Renegotiating and theorizing heritage in the context of “disaster” in the ...
When I arrived in mid-January in Ambon for my second year at the Pattimura University I saw Christmas and New Year decor on the streets, which reminded me of the displays I saw the year before at the end of ...
New article by Diana Suhardiman et al. in Geoforum, 'Inter-village land conflicts in Laos’ upland frontiers: From state territorialization to powers of exclusion'. State territorialization, how the state exercises ...
KITLV is looking for a new intern to support the research project ‘Cyber troops and computational propaganda in Southeast Asia: A comparative study of public opinion...
A personal journey into the secrets of Indonesian cuisine Talking about terasi, the shrimp or seafood paste (fermented) from Indonesia, opens up many avenues of discussion. Such was my experience...
In subsidieronde 2023 van het Dr. Silvia de Groot Fonds werden de subsidieaanvragen van drie Caribische onderzoekers gehonoreerd. Het Silvia de Groot fonds is bedoeld om studenten of jonge onderzoekers ...
In deze Indonesië podcast bespreekt Edwin Mooibroek de uitslag van de Indonesische verkiezingen met antropologen Ward Berenschot (KITLV) en Yatun Sastramidjaja (UvA) en Gustaaf Reerink...
In twee NRC artikelen geven KITLV onderzoekers commentaar op de Indonesische verkiezingen; over de militaire achtergrond van Prabowo en over het manipuleren van Indonesische kiezers op social media ...
Het KITLV heeft met grote instemming kennisgenomen van de oproep van het Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap aan de stichting Histori Bersama en de stichting KUKB om te stoppen met de intimidaties aan het adres van Anne-Lot Hoek....
New advanced article in the BRILL-KITLV journal New West Indian Guide: 'Stealing the citadel icons of nationhood and memories of theft in Haitian narratives of Kout Kouto', by Lauren Derby...
KITLV researcher Kees Nooren is currently conducting field research in Washington Slagbaai Park in Bonaire. Kees does research on paleoecology and climatology within the Island(er)s at the Helm project....
We are looking for a talented and passionate Mid-Career Researcher in the field of Environmental Humanities, with a particular focus on, and proven track record in, applying transoceanic perspectives...
The call for the fellowship 'Moving objects, mobilising culture' is open from 15 January to 18 March 12.00 (noon) CET 2024. We look forward to welcoming four fellows ...
On 28 November Watchdoc launched the documentary Tanah Moyangku in Taman Ismail Marzuki in Jakarta. Over the last year KITLV researcher Ward Berenschot has worked with Watchdoc to produce this 90 min film ...