Ward Berenschot was afgelopen woensdag te gast in het Wetenschapsprogramma Science071. Hij sprak tijdens de uitzending over democratie en 'rule of law' in Indonesië en de Caraïben. Op vrijdag 22 april...
What is the impact of Indonesia’s democratization process on everyday interactions between Indonesian citizens and power holders? Democratic reforms have led to a much livelier ...
Gender relations in an Indonesian society; Bugis practices of sexuality and marriage, by Nurul Ilmi Idrus (Hasanuddin University), offers a comprehensive ethnography of Bugis marriage through an exploration of gender ...
Het bestuur van de Vereniging KITLV nodigt u van harte uit voor de lezingenmiddag ‘Democratie en ‘rule of law’ in Indonesië en de Nederlandse ...
KITLV researcher Jessica Vance Roitman is just back from two weeks working in the National Archives of Curacao. She reflects on the art of history, working with archival material, and the glimpses she’s caught of the social history of the Dutch Windward...
By Gerry van Klinken. Were the 1965 murders committed by the state against its people, or by religious groups within society against communist groups? According to Robert Cribb, that remains the central unsolved ...
Communist Cuba is changing at an unprecedented pace. But nothing is what it seems in Cuba. Gert Oostindie reports after making a television documentary on the eve of president Obama’s visit. Classic Cadillacs and other old timers are ...
Brandpunt - Reporter, KRO/NCRV, 22 March 2016: last week Gert Oostindie and Aart Zeeman visited Cuba, reporting on the state of affairs in Cuba on the eve of Obama's historic visit. Click here to watch the short documentary ...
On 23 March 2016 the Research Center for Material Culture and KITLV invite you to the lecture ‘Uncovering the secrets of sound and rhythm in the context of the ethnic Moluccan music of Indonesia’ delivered by dr. Christian Tamaela, ethnomusicologist and theologist...
Indonesians have forgotten the genocidal violence of 1965. Or have they? In this town in Central Java, locals and officials recently gathered for a remarkable commemorative service to the 1965 dead. Gerry van Klinken investigates. "Every time I visit Indonesia...