More information will follow. This keynote is part of the workshop 'Unsettling encounters: Scholarly study, religious knowledge, and difficult histories in Asia and the Caribbean'
Framing Asia screens five shorts film in a loop in the new cinema room of the Asian Library during its grand opening
From its inception in 1816 to around 1900 the Dutch Colonial Army (from 1830 onwards known as KNIL) recruited up to 50% of its European soldiers from outside the Netherlands. Non-Dutch troops came mostly
Despite the introduction of far-reaching decentralization, Indonesia has yet to realize the promise of more accountable and responsive modes of government. Problems of public corruption, elite capture, and
The Syair Tabut, or ‘Poem of the tomb effigies’, is a recently rediscovered Malay-language, Jawi-script narrative poem on Muharram in 1864. In this talk, we explore the literary, linguistic, and performative
Lecture by Fadzilah Yahaya (National University of Singapore). During World War One and its immediate aftermath, members of the Arab diaspora were singled out from amongst Muslim colonial subjects by British
The photography scene in Southeast Asia has developed regionally since the early days of the camera. The flourishing commercial photographic studios in the region (thanks to the success of colonial enterprises)
Among all prominent Indian merchant communities, the Parsis (Zoroastrians) have played a momentous role in the growth of commerce and industry in India from the 18th century to the present. They were
Hierbij nodigt het Bestuur van de Vereniging KITLV u uit voor een ledenmiddag bestaande uit een tutorial, ledenvergadering en het debat ‘Betekenis, herkomst en toekomst KITLV-collecties’ op 12 december a.s.
Since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office last June 2016, thousands of Filipinos have been killed extrajudicially. In trying to stop the killings, the dynamics of critical engagement must change. In his lecture, Professor Albert Alejo S.J., will examine the challenge now facing the opposition, including the Church.
