During World War II, the Caribbean provided safe haven to Jewish refugees. Meanwhile, Caribbean expatriates living in Europe found themselves caught up in the war and, in some cases, imprisoned.
Following the success of the 1st Workshop of the Languages of Wallacea (KITLV Leiden, 1-2 December 2016), we are holding a 2nd workshop in Leiden on 17 June 2019 after the APLL conference at Leiden
To protect the marine tenure in future, the key word that should be adhered to is the integrated management and sustainability. Thus it is necessary for legal tools that can give legitimacy tot he existence, structure, powers and functions of traditional governance institutions, including “kewang” on the island of Ambon and Lease Islands, which is collectively responsible for preserving the coastal environment fort he welfare of society at large.
The overarching theme of my book Christianity, Colonization, and Gender Relations in North Sumatra (2018, KITLV/Brill) is the interaction between two external agents – a German Missionary Society
De Publieksmiddag 2019 van de Vereniging KITLV stelt verhalen en biografieën centraal die gekoppeld zijn aan de diverse koloniale geschiedenissen van Nederland.
De Publieksmiddag 2019 van de Vereniging KITLV stelt verhalen en biografieën centraal die gekoppeld zijn aan de diverse koloniale geschiedenissen van Nederland.
Populists in East and Southeast Asia generally refrain from invoking anti-migrant and anti-minority sentiments as part of their mobilizational strategies. This differentiates them from “exclusionary”
This seminar draws from archival and ethnographic dissertation research on the historical construction and present-day performance of Javanese ethnicity in Suriname and the Netherlands. I focus on the musical tradition of the gamelan, an ensemble of pitched percussion instruments that traveled along with indentured laborers from Java to Suriname in the period of 1890-1939.
Through their studies, their medical practice, and their participation in the Association of Indonesian Physicians, Indonesian physicians in the Dutch East Indies developed and articulated a strong professional identity
While work on gender and migration has grown significantly, it has mostly addressed the experiences of female migrants; the experiences of male migrants are still understudied. Even less attention has been paid to male migrants and their heterosexuality. This paper is interested in Chinese masculinities, which in the migration literature have been discussed largely in relation to migration to the West.
