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 ...
KITLV and Framer Framed are pleased to announce Mirelle van Tulder as the new Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence. Mirelle van Tulder will start her residency in 2024 followed by a public presentation ...
KITLV researcher Tom Hoogervorst received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his proposal on culinary change. This competitive five-year grant is awarded by the ...
On the 17th of November John Leerdam congratulates Francio Guadeloupe, Luc Alofs and Alex van Stipriaan on the publication of the book Caribbean cultural heritage...
Op 16 november werd het boek Koloniaal Haarlem, geschreven door Rosemarijn Hoefte, Henk Schulte Nordholt, Dineke Stam en Mariette van Wenum) gepresenteerd in de Doelenzaal van bibliotheek Haarlem. Het boek, uitgegeven door Uitgeverij Loutje...
In de Indonesië podcast gaat Edwin Mooibroek in gesprek met KITLV onderzoeker en politiek antropoloog Ward Berenschot over de aankomende presidentsverkiezingen in Indonesië....
In het NPO/Radio 1 programma Vroeg! van 26 oktober jl., spraken Francio Guadeloupe en Daphina Misiedjan, beiden verbonden aan het KITLV onderzoeksprogramma...
Applying to PCF is open to students and researchers working in the Netherlands, or to a joint Dutch Indonesian team, conducting scientific research in collections in The Netherlands or Indonesia in line with ...
The New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids has published a new issue (volume 97, issue 3/4). The NWIG is a scholarly fully open access journal on the Caribbean...
Saya terenyuh ketika mendengar kabar Jaap telah berpulang. Sepanjang masa tugasnya sebagai perwakilan KITLV di Jakarta sejak 1974 hingga 2003, juga setelah masa tugasnya berakhir, Jaap tak pernah terpisahkan dari janggut dan juga cangklongnya....
I was deeply touched to learn of Jaap’s passing. During and after his long service as representative of KITLV in Jakarta, from 1974 until 2003, Jaap was always there with his beard and inseparable pipe, which gave him an appearance and an...
KITLV-KNAW is looking for two 2 postdocs, with experience in provenance research or research into the social history of manuscripts. The postdocs will be ...
The journal New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids has published a new advance article: ‘The apprenticeship system in the Caribbean: The world of the apprentices', by Gad Heuman...
KITLV and Framer Framed are pleased to announce the international open call for the 2024 Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency. Applications are currently being accepted online with a submission deadline ...
The journal New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids has published new advance articles: ‘The negative consequences of the Westminster System and Partisan Media in small Caribbean States...
Minister Hanke Bruins Slot nam op donderdagmiddag 15 juni Staat en slavernij: het Nederlandse koloniale slavernijverleden en zijn doorwerkingen in ontvangst. ...
In de Caribische literatuur is de doorwerking van het kolonialisme en slavernij een alomtegenwoordig thema. Bij gebrek aan historische bronnen zijn schrijvers van zowel fictie als non-fictie aangewezen ...
2022 was het eerste jaar van Diana Suhardiman als nieuwe directeur van het KITLV. Met haar expertise in het veld van natuurlijke hulpbronnen, duurzaamheid en klimaat heeft zij het instituut een belangrijke nieuwe impuls ...
The Dutch state was involved in colonial slavery in the Atlantic and Asian world in an intentional, systematic and sustained way...
De Nederlandse staat was doelbewust, langdurig en structureel betrokken bij de koloniale slavernij in de...
On 3 April 2023, Dr Victoria Clara van Groenendael passed away. In her we have lost a dear friend and colleague.While Dr van Groenendael’s scholarly work rests on the solid basis of academic training...
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher Indian Politics for the innovative and challenging project 'Costs of democracy: The political economy of campaign finance'. Deadline submissions: 25 June 2023...
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher Indonesian Politics for the innovative and challenging project 'Costs of democracy: The political economy of campaign finance'. Deadline submissions: 25 June 2023...
Rosemarijn Hoefte vertelt in een podcast van de Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden hoe Javaanse contractarbeiders uit Indonesië de rol van de tot slaaf gemaakten op de Surinaamse ...
Expensive elections campaigns are a threat to democracies around the world, because they generate corruption and political inequality. Yet, due to methodological obstacles and a western ...
The project 'Re/Presenting Europe: Popular representations of diversity and belonging' is a collaboration between several universities and societal ...
For the Island(er)s at the Helm research program, USM in collaboration with UVI, KNAW and KITLV, is looking for a 2-year full-time Postdoc in the field of Political Science...