On June 26th, 2018 an outstanding study on the human rights violations in Indonesia in 1965-66 will be presented in Amsterdam. The Killing Season explores one of least examined instances of mass killing and
De Stichting Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (CIHC) organiseert dit jaar weer een publieksdag en wel op donderdagmiddag 28 juni 2018 in Leiden. De organisatie is net als de voorgaande jaren in samenwerking
There is nothing quite like KITLV’s ‘Recording the Future’ (RtF) documentary archive of contemporary Indonesia. Focusing mostly on 2007 footage from Al-Muttaqien Islamic school in Central Java
Indonesian state underwent profound change as a result of decolonization, none more significant than the early independence period until the rise of the New Order Developmental State. The presentation
It is widely accepted among scholars that empires framed their colonial wars as “police actions” or “emergencies” in order to evade international interference, even though the International Committee of the Red Cross
This project will chronicle and analyze of the trajectory of mixed-race women in the history of postcolonial visual culture, specifically advertising. In the contemporary moment, the mixed-race woman is presented as a harbinger of progress and a natural outcome of racial amicability.
Precies een jaar geleden ging het onderzoeksprogramma 'Dekolonisatie, geweld en oorlog in Indonesië 1945-1950 van start'. Wat is de stand van het onderzoek? Met welke vraagstukken en prangende thema’s hebben de onderzoekers te maken? Welke impact heeft de oorlog tot op de dag van vandaag in Indonesië en Nederland?
Panji stories are among the most popular works of Indonesian literature, art and theatre. To celebrate the recent Unesco-recognition of this important genre, the Leiden University Library and KITLV will hold a one-day symposium in Leiden on 21 September 2018 exploring Panji stories in manuscripts,...
In colonial Java, pluralistisch law courts (landraden and ommegaande rechtbanken) were the only sites where the representatives of most regional European and non-European power structures came together
What do concepts of ‘de/coloniality’ and ‘postcolonial’ mean for current critical scholarship? During this two-day workshop, organized by the KITLV and Leiden University we will explore why and how this question matters to scholars today. Together with two internationally renowned keynote speakers; dr. Priyamvada Gopal and prof. dr...
