The Members Association KITLV invites its members to contribute to realizing the Association goals. All members can submit proposals for activities (seminars, lectures, public events etc.) open to academics...
By Rosemarijn Hoefte, in: Karin Hofmeester and Marcel van der Linden, Handbook Global History of Work. This reference work studies the global history of work and labor relations. Rosemarijn Hoefte’s chapter discusses indentured labor, emphasizing that this form...
The state-sanctioned persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar has caused worldwide outrage. But why is this happening just when Myanmar has become...
"In een open brief aan het kabinet uiten wetenschappers en activisten kritiek op een grootschalig onderzoek naar de dekolonisatie van Indonesië, door onder het KITLV in Leiden....
Despite rich Islamic artistic traditions, people tend to portray Islam as hostile to visual culture. Yet images often inform the ways in which Muslims negotiate religious authority. Practices of image-making in Indonesia and Malaysia illustrate this...
"Curaçao staat open voor hulp uit Den Haag bij de zoektocht naar een huurder voor de Isla-raffinaderij. Een positieve ontwikkeling...
The first month of what seems to be the longest season of the year evokes warm associations with tradition, homeliness and joy: Gezelligheid. Simultaneously, early ...
"Dat de Leidse rechtsgeleerde Hugo de Groot zich niet druk maakte over Nederlandse slavenhandel is geen onzorgvuldige vaststelling, noch een onterechte ...
Are we talking ‘Revolution’ or ‘Decolonization’? Where can these perspectives meet? The Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Department of History in Yogyakarta hosted a two-day workshop to discuss these questions. Gert Oostindie notes his personal impressions....
I was ill-prepared for what happened when I finally emerged from the famous ‘rolling hills’ of Tuscany as a freshly-minted PhD in History from the European University Institute in May. Simply put, ...