Spotlight on the Caribbean

01 Jul Fellowships | KITLV Visiting Fellowships 2025

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The KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Fellows are invited to send in a proposal of the work they wish to carry ...

14 Jun Video | Persoonlijke verhalen deelnemers onderzoek koloniaal verleden Tilburg

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Onderzoeker Rosemarijn Hoefte deed in opdracht van de gemeente onderzoek naar het koloniaal verleden van Tilburg. Inwoners Eri-Ann, Tony en Eric namen deel aan het onderzoek. Zij vertellen in een video ...

14 Jun Interview | Samen in gesprek over het verleden met Rosemarijn Hoefte

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Op verzoek van de gemeente Tilburg onderzocht Rosemarijn Hoefte de (post)koloniale geschiedenis van Tilburg. Ze schreef er samen met anderen een boek over, Een westers beschavingsoffensief...

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

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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

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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

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

30 Apr Journal | New issue New West Indian Guide

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The latest issue of the New West Indian Guide (NWIG) is now available, with articles on the Caribbean in the fields of humanities, social & political science, archaeology, economics, geography and geology...

28 Apr Media | Rosemarijn Hoefte over ‘Koloniaal Haarlemdag in Teylers Museum’

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Op 21 april jl. vond vanuit het Teylers Museum 'Koloniaal Haarlemdag' plaats, georganiseerd door Stichting Keti Koti Haarlem. Er werden gratis activiteiten ...

19 Jan New NWIG article on icons of nationhood & memories of theft in Haitian narratives

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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...

05 Jan Island(er)s at the Helm researcher Kees Nooren on fieldwork

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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....