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09 Oct Boek presentatie ‘Soldaat in Indonesië, 1945-1950’

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(Only in Dutch) Op woensdag 28 oktober a.s. verschijnt het boek Soldaat in Indonesië, 1945-1950: Getuigenissen aan de verkeerde kant van de geschiedenis, door Gert Oostindie. Aan dit boek ligt een breed...

05 Oct 1965, today: living with the Indonesian massacres

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In the October-December edition of Inside Indonesia, the editors ask three questions: How do the events of 1965 continue to impact Indonesia today? What does ‘1965’ mean to Indonesians? How do they continue ...

02 Oct ‘Verzet tegen Zwarte Piet is teken van integratie’

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(Only in Dutch) In het oktober nummer van het Historisch Nieuwsblad is Gert Oostindie aan het woord over de Zwarte Piet discussie . "De discussie over Zwarte Piet is fel. Maar ik zie het als een positief teken, als uitdrukking ...

01 Oct Rosemarijn Hoefte in ‘Get Up!’ (Radio Brasa)

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(Only in Dutch) Rosemarijn Hoefte vertelt in het radioprogramma 'Get Up!' (Radio Brasa) over de tentoonstelling 'Suriname in beweging: Migratie en cultuur' in de Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden. Meer informatie ...

25 Sep Documentaire ‘De coup van ’65’ (KRO-NCRV, NPO 2)

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(Only in Dutch) Documentaire 'De coup van '65', vrijdag 25 september, 21.05 uur, KRO-NCRV, NPO 2. In de documentaire blikt Aad van den Heuvel samen met filmmaker Aart Zeeman terug op de coup van 1965 in...

23 Sep Henk Schulte Nordholt in ‘NTR Academie’ (NPO)

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(Only in Dutch) Op woensdag 23 september jl. was Henk Schulte Nordholt te gast in het radioprogramma NTR Academie (NPO). Ben Kolster sprak met Schulte Nordholt over "70 jaar Indonesië". Klik hier ...

22 Sep Blog: An artist for KITLV’s expanding film archive?

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KITLV’s ever expanding “audiovisual archive of everyday life in Indonesia”, has among others produced documentaries. What it hasn’t done is engage with visual art. David Kloos sees opportunities for the future....

21 Sep Gert Oostindie e.a. in ‘OBA Live’ over het racismedebat

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(Only in Dutch) Stephan Sanders van 'OBA Live' in gesprek met Gert Oostindie, Hassan Bahara, Anousha Nzume en Stine Jensen over het racismedebat. Het debat rond racisme in Nederland is verhevigd. Zwarte Piet,...

18 Sep Short history of the Professor Teeuw Award 1991-2015

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On 27 August this year, the Professor Teeuw Awards were awarded for the last time. In Jakarta, anthropologist and archeologist Hedi Hinzler and translator, editor and publisher John McGlynn received the prestigious ...

17 Sep ‘Observations on Indonesia’s changing democracy’

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An article in the Jakarta Post on KITLV's research project 'From Clients to Citizens? Emerging Citizenship in Democratising Indonesia', coordinated by Gerry van Klinken and Ward Berenschot: 'Observations on ...