“History is being erased!” So cried Donald Trump, surely no great student of history, in sudden righteous indignation earlier this week. His mass of supporters have roused themselves from perusing the aisles of Wal-Marts...
On Tuesday, KITLV-researcher Bart Luttikhuis was a guest during the NOS live broadcast of the commemoration ceremony for the National Commemoration 15 August ...
The recent turmoil about the role of radical Islam in elections for a new Governor of Jakarta conceals another dimension of Indonesian politics: the decades long effort of an old elite family to grab the presidency in Indonesia....
Vierjarig onderzoeksprogramma Dekolonisatie, geweld en oorlog in Indonesië, 1945-1950. Site onderzoeksprogramma www.ind45-50.org online. ...
In Bangkok, the mourning of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has become part of the city’s daily life. David Kloos took pictures. When King Bhumibol of Thailand died on 13 October 2016 hundreds of thousands took to the streets ...
With great sadness we inform you that Peter Boomgaard passed away yesterday evening. His situation had been critical since early November 2016. KITLV has lost an eminent scholar, a good colleague and a dear friend....
Young people’s desires to become educated and upwardly mobile are often understood as signs of rising affluence and changing markets for education and work in Southeast Asia. Meanings that young people attribute...
The road to Enlightenment is never easy, but for some people it is easier than for others. Last May I visited Borobudur. This giant eighth century Buddhist shrine and world heritage site is located in Indonesia where now ...
Over 3000 historic photographs and prints with images from the Dutch East Indies, China, Japan, Singapore and Suriname from the KITLV were donated to Wikimedia Commons, the image database of Wikipedia,...
KITLV researcher Wouter Veenendaal has been awarded a Veni grant for young excellent researchers. His research project 'Explaining Political Stability in Small States' examines why small countries...