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...
Als er over Molukkers in Nederland wordt gesproken praat men wel over "de Molukse kwestie". Maar wat is dat eigenlijk en wat is de geschiedenis van Molukkers in Nederland? In zijn lezing staat Fridus Steijlen stil bij die geschiedenis én de integratie van Molukkers.
De oude vulkanen waaruit de Nederlands-Caribische eilanden zijn gevormd zijn al lang gedoofd. Maar de geschiedenis van de bevolking, zeker op Curaçao, lijkt juist op een levende vulkaan: aan de buitenkant
The bureaucratization of Islam in Malaysia has enabled the state to boldly enter domestic domains, and resulted in a tighter surveillance of Muslims’ intimate pursuits. This includes closer policing of elopements
Opstand! Verandering! Vooruitgang! Maar gaat het echt zo? Aan de hand van een aantal voorbeelden wordt besproken of verzet inderdaad de aanjager van politieke en sociaal-economische veranderingen is
On the occasion of the publication of Disasters, vulnerability, and narratives: Writing Haiti’s future by KITLV researcher Kasia Mika, a roundtable discussion with Linda Polman and Alessandra Benedicty Kokken is organized: 'Writing disasters. A conversation with Linda Polman'.
Almost twenty years after the start of Reformasi, the democratic reforms that followed the stepping down of the authoritarian president Suharto, Indonesia faces a rapidly shrinking space for religious diversity, sexual difference, and critical social movements.
There is to date only a limited scholarship on photographic sources from the Dutch military actions during Indonesian’s War of Independence (1945-9), and what exists almost entirely neglects perhaps the largest
