May 2024 - KITLV

24 May Blog | Phallus folly and fraud in Indonesia

Posted at 23:34h in Blog Posts, Publication, Spotlight on Southeast Asia 0 Comments

The phallus, or lingga, is a prominent symbol in Indonesian culture. It can be found in various artifacts and sites – from the 15th-century Javanese-Hindu temple Sukuh in Central Java to the Monas...

23 May Press release | BZK Ministry establishes two new professor chairs for the Kingdom

Posted at 16:53h in News Items, Spotlight on the Caribbean 0 Comments

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 ...

23 May Boek | Een westers beschavingsoffensief: Sporen van het koloniaal en postkoloniaal verleden van Tilburg

Posted at 00:32h in Publication, Spotlight on the Caribbean 0 Comments

De koloniale geschiedenis van Tilburg verschilt van andere grote Nederlandse steden. De stad heeft geen oude verbinding met de koloniën...

22 May Edited volume | Local voices, global debates: The uses of archaeological heritage in the Caribbean

Posted at 14:33h in Publication, Spotlight on the Caribbean 0 Comments

Edited by Joseph Sony Jean (KITLV) & Eduardo Herrera Malatesta. Read about Caribbean archaeology and the role of local Caribbean...

01 May Vacature | Promovendus ‘Van slavernij naar burgerrechten in Suriname’

Posted at 17:12h in News Items 0 Comments

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...