Podcastmaker Emma Wijlaarse vroeg Esther Captain (KITLV) om haar familiegeschiedenis te plaatsen in de bredere historische context van Nederlands-Indië als koloniale samenleving, de Indonesische revolutie en de kille ontvangst in Nederland te plaatsen.

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Onderzoeker Ramona Negrón (KITLV) vertelt actrice Malou Gorter in het televisieprogramma Verborgen Verleden over de plantagegeschiedenis van haar voorouders. Malou’s voorvader Willem Johan Pieter Kelderman werd begin 19de eeuw uitgezonden naar Suriname en Berbice.

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Seminar | Rijksmuseum, its collection and research | Valika Smeulders | 15 January @ 15.30 PM

Valika Smeulders will be reflecting on the work the Rijksmuseum has been doing in recent years, and looking forward into the coming years.

Join us at KITLV or online!
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Interview met Francio Guadeloupe over het spel Domino. Voor veel Caribische Nederlanders heeft het spel extra betekenis. Het zorgt voor verbinding, plezier & de filosofie erachter zou hen zelfs helpen bij het vinden van hun weg in de Nederlandse samenleving.

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Seminar | Sjahrir is here, a podcast series | 20 January

Isabelle Boon, Fridus Steijlen & Siti Rabyah Parvati Sjahrir (Upik) will talk about their podcast series about Sutan Sjahrir, who played an important role in the road to Indonesia's independence.

Registration:
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Seminar | Rijksmuseum, its collection and research | Valika Smeulders | 15 January @ 15.30 PM

Valika Smeulders will be reflecting on the work the Rijksmuseum has been doing in recent years, and looking forward into the coming years.

Join us at KITLV or online!
www.kitlv.nl/event/smeuld...

Esther Captain named Endowed Professor of Intergenerational Impact of Slavery and Colonialism. Captain will take the chair, endowed by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences at Utrecht University's Department of History and Art History on September 1, 2025.

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Diana Suhardiman, KITLV director and special professor of Natural Resource Governance, Climate and Equity, Leiden University, received an @erc.europa.eu ERC Advanced Grant of € 2.5 million for her research on grassroots forces in climate governance.

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SEA SEMINAR | An algorithmic visuality of Muslim women images | Nurul Huda Rashid | 19 June @ 15.30 PM

Different technologies have contributed to the exponential reproduction and circulation of Muslim women images. Now a new algorithmic visuality is introduced. Join us @KITLV or online via Zoom!

UUKS seminar | Ecocentric worldviews in the customary law & cosmology of South Sulawesi | Louie Buana | 12 June @ 15.30

This hybrid talk explores the ecocentric dimensions of South Sulawesi’s customary law & cosmology, focusing on how local wisdom shapes human–environment relationships. Join us!

SEA seminar | Digital citizenship and girls’ gender empowerment | Annisa Beta | 3 June @ 15.30 PM

The talk explores the discourse of gender empowerment in Indonesia and the significance of digital citizenship for young women in an increasingly constrained civic space. Join us @KITLV or online!

SEMINAR | Between legitimacy & science: A revolution of the Javanese cropping calendar in colonial Indonesia | Adrian Perkasa | 22 May @ 15.30 PM

This talk will examine the emergence of the pranata mangsa as a standardized calendar in mid-19th century Indonesia. Join us @KITLV or online via Zoom!