On 24 February KITLV researchers Fridus Steijlen and Ireen Hoogenboom were invited by the Indonesian Students Association to introduce and discuss the research program 'Decolonisation, violence and war in Indonesia, 1945-1950'. Discussions about this research...

Now available online: latest issue of the Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (BKI). BKI is an interdisciplinary journal on Southeast Asia, with a strong focus on Indonesia. The editors...

KITLV-onderzoeker Sanne Rotmeijer praat met BNR presentator Roelof Hemmen en Gerhard Hoogers (Universiteit Groningen) over Sint Maarten dat een apart land is in ons koninkrijk, in theorie gelijk aan Nederland. ...

Hoogleraar 'Molukse migratie en cultuur in comparatief perspectief' Fridus Steijlen was op 11 februari jl. te gast bij het radioprogramma OVT van de VPRO, waarin hij vertelt over de Molukse integratiegeschiedenis dat aan de wieg stond van...

By Rosemarijn Hoefte, in: Karin Hofmeester and Marcel van der Linden, Handbook Global History of Work. This reference work studies the global history of work and labor relations. Rosemarijn Hoefte’s chapter discusses indentured labor, emphasizing that this form...

Despite rich Islamic artistic traditions, people tend to portray Islam as hostile to visual culture. Yet images often inform the ways in which Muslims negotiate religious authority. Practices of image-making in Indonesia and Malaysia illustrate this...

Are we talking ‘Revolution’ or ‘Decolonization’? Where can these perspectives meet? The Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Department of History in Yogyakarta hosted a two-day workshop to discuss these questions. Gert Oostindie notes his personal impressions....