Sharelly Emanuelson reflects the feeling of life in the Caribbean in her work – the warmth, the island feeling – but at the same time exposes the underlying layer of the consequences of colonialism on the islands, effects that continue to have impact today

Forms of female resistance and heroism are significant themes in literature on and in Southeast Asia. This seminar examines how Dutch colonial literature and historical records depict a prominent female leader and resistance figure from Aceh, Indonesia, highlighting the complex portrayal of resistance and heroism in colonial and indigenous narratives.