Lecture 'Recording the Future; archiving everyday life in Indonesia', by Fridus Steijlen. During November Leiden University Libraries and Studium Generale organise a series of 4 lectures to accompany the exhibition Investigating Indonesia at Leiden University Library. The exhibition is part of the Asian Library Event....
Lecture 'From gramophone to Youtube, a popular history of Southeast Asia's 20th century, by Bart Barendregt (only in Dutch). During November Leiden University Libraries and Studium Generale organise a series of 4 lectures to accompany the exhibition Investigating Indonesia at Leiden University Library. The exhibition...
By Sandeep Ray. In 1912, a novel approach was devised to showcase Dutch colonial efforts to uplift its image in the East Indies: informational films. Dozens of short films were subsequently produced all over the Archipelago, primarily for screenings in the Netherlands where young men were actively recruited for work in the colony.
Lecture 'The Caribbean in the Leiden University collections', by Gert Oostindie (only in Dutch). During November Leiden University Libraries and Studium Generale organise a series of 4 lectures to accompany the exhibition Investigating Indonesia at Leiden University Library. The exhibition is part of the Asian...
The Stichting Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek (IBS) and the Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren organize a seminar on Suriname and the Caribbean in the twentieth century. One of the speakers is KITLV researcher Rosemarijn Hoefte who will give a presentation on Suriname: 'Suriname in the...
On 27 November we will mark the one year anniversary of LeidenGlobal with an interesting program featuring a keynote speech by Cleveringa Professor Carole Gluck, the presentation of the project Voices4Thought
Lecture 'Female islamic leadership in Indonesia', by David Kloos. During November Leiden University Libraries and Studium Generale organise a series of 4 lectures to accompany the exhibition Investigating Indonesia at Leiden University Library. The exhibition is part of the Asian Library Event. With this event...
Opening exhibition 'Sayyid`Uthman of Batavia (1822-1914): A Life in the Service of Islam and Colonial Rule'. Sayyid ʿUthman (1822–1914) was a Muslim scholar of Arab descent in the Netherlands East Indies.