Op 16 november jl. verdedigde KITLV onderzoeker Christiaan Harinck zijn proefschrift waarin hij het Nederlandse militaire optreden in Indonesië tijdens de...
In the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022 the KITLV organizes, for the 36th time, the interuniversitary course Introduction to Caribbean Studies. Participation is open to all ...
It is with great pleasure that the selection committee of Atelier KITLV announces Theo Frids Marulitua Hutabarat from Bandung, Indonesia as the winner of our Artist Call. The KITLV has commissioned an original work of visual art for our space at Leiden...
BKI is an interdisciplinary fully open access journal on Southeast Asia, with a strong focus on Indonesia. The editors especially welcome articles from anthropology, history, political science, law, sociology, social geography, development studies, urban studies...
The new issue includes 3 articles: “Gender, family, race, and the colonial state in early nineteenth-century Jamaica” by Aaron Graham, “Rethinking the historical development of Caribbean ...
Land conflicts between rural Indonesians and palm oil companies: new report finds that that Indonesia’s government is ineffective in resolving conflicts. The report will be launched on 27 October 2021 ...
The KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies proudly presents a series of short video portraits of people working at the institute. Meet Sikko Visscher...
Dutch imperialism transformed Rotterdam, from a murky wetland into Europe’s largest seaport. Today, as the so-called “New Rotterdammers” flock to the urban center...
In de eerste aflevering van History Matters - Thuis in een postkoloniale stad, staan Rotterdam en Rotterdammers centraal. Hoe is onze demografie te herleiden naar onze geschiedenis? History Matters ...
KITLV is looking for one PhD and two postdoc candidates for the project 'Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-creating sustainable and inclusive solutions for social adaptation to climate ...