27 Nov Tom Hoogervorst receives ERC Consolidator Grant for proposal on culinary change
KITLV researcher Tom Hoogervorst received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his proposal on culinary change. This competitive five-year grant is awarded by the ...
Spotlight on Southeast Asia
24 Nov John Leerdam congratulates authors on publication of ‘Caribbean cultural heritage and the nation’
On the 17th of November John Leerdam congratulates Francio Guadeloupe, Luc Alofs and Alex van Stipriaan on the publication of the book Caribbean cultural heritage...
31 Oct Ward Berenschot in Indonesië podcast over presidentsverkiezingen 2024
In de Indonesië podcast gaat Edwin Mooibroek in gesprek met KITLV onderzoeker en politiek antropoloog Ward Berenschot over de aankomende presidentsverkiezingen in Indonesië....
27 Oct Call for proposals Philippus Corts Fund 2023 (Also in Dutch)
Applying to PCF is open to students and researchers working in the Netherlands, or to a joint Dutch Indonesian team, conducting scientific research in collections in The Netherlands or Indonesia in line with ...
19 Oct Mengenang Jaap Erkelens 1939-2023
Saya terenyuh ketika mendengar kabar Jaap telah berpulang. Sepanjang masa tugasnya sebagai perwakilan KITLV di Jakarta sejak 1974 hingga 2003, juga setelah masa tugasnya berakhir, Jaap tak pernah terpisahkan dari janggut dan juga cangklongnya....
16 Oct In memoriam Jaap Erkelens 1939-2023
I was deeply touched to learn of Jaap’s passing. During and after his long service as representative of KITLV in Jakarta, from 1974 until 2003, Jaap was always there with his beard and inseparable pipe, which gave him an appearance and an...
28 Sep Vacancies: 2 Postdoc positions ‘Colonial histories and provenance of the KITLV Special Collections – KNAW’
KITLV-KNAW is looking for two 2 postdocs, with experience in provenance research or research into the social history of manuscripts. The postdocs will be ...
14 Jul Open call: Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency
KITLV and Framer Framed are pleased to announce the international open call for the 2024 Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency. Applications are currently being accepted online with a submission deadline ...
06 Jun Podcast: Hoe contractarbeiders het Surinaamse slavernijsysteem voortzetten
Rosemarijn Hoefte vertelt in een podcast van de Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden hoe Javaanse contractarbeiders uit Indonesië de rol van de tot slaaf gemaakten op de Surinaamse ...
01 Jun Costs of democracy: The political economy of campaign finance
Expensive elections campaigns are a threat to democracies around the world, because they generate corruption and political inequality. Yet, due to methodological obstacles and a western ...