Spotlight on the Caribbean Archives

23 Oct NWIG Article | Provision grounds, customary rights & gradual emancipation during Jamaican apprenticeship

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New advanced article in the New West Indian Guide (NWIG) titled ‘“What Is for Me Is Not for My Master”; Provision Grounds, Customary Rights, and ...

20 Oct New research | How enslaved people became citizens

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What did enslaved people do to gain citizenship rights and what determined their success? By analyzing and linking different archival collections, the project 'How slaves became citizens: Proto-citizenship...

10 Sep Oproep | Silvia de Groot Fonds voor Nederlands-Caraïbische onderzoekers

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Het Silvia de Groot fonds is een fonds bedoeld om studenten of jonge onderzoekers afkomstig uit het Nederlands-Caraïbisch gebied, bij voorkeur van Marron...

08 Sep Call for proposals | Activities Fund Vereniging

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] The Members’ Association KITLV (Vereniging KITLV) invites its members (and those willing to become members) to actively contribute to realizing the goals of the Association. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent"][vc_column_text css=""] Proposals can be submitted for activities (seminars, lectures, documentary-screenings, public debates...

01 Jul Fellowships | KITLV Visiting Fellowships 2025

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The KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Fellows are invited to send in a proposal of the work they wish to carry ...

14 Jun Video | Persoonlijke verhalen deelnemers onderzoek koloniaal verleden Tilburg

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Onderzoeker Rosemarijn Hoefte deed in opdracht van de gemeente onderzoek naar het koloniaal verleden van Tilburg. Inwoners Eri-Ann, Tony en Eric namen deel aan het onderzoek. Zij vertellen in een video ...

14 Jun Interview | Samen in gesprek over het verleden met Rosemarijn Hoefte

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Op verzoek van de gemeente Tilburg onderzocht Rosemarijn Hoefte de (post)koloniale geschiedenis van Tilburg. Ze schreef er samen met anderen een boek over, Een westers beschavingsoffensief...

23 May Press release | BZK Ministry establishes two new professor chairs for the Kingdom

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The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing two new professor chairs for the Kingdom. There will be a political sciences/public ...

23 May Boek | Een westers beschavingsoffensief: Sporen van het koloniaal en postkoloniaal verleden van Tilburg

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De koloniale geschiedenis van Tilburg verschilt van andere grote Nederlandse steden. De stad heeft geen oude verbinding met de koloniën...

22 May Edited volume | Local voices, global debates: The uses of archaeological heritage in the Caribbean

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Edited by Joseph Sony Jean (KITLV) & Eduardo Herrera Malatesta. Read about Caribbean archaeology and the role of local Caribbean...