Thursday 5 March 2026

An interpretive look at the economists at the helm of the New Order reveals the intriguing, paradoxical nature of the regime’s brand of conservative modernization and their role as its tormented architects. 

6 maart 2026

In zijn in 1946 verschenen boek Dalem tawanan Djepang [In Japanse gevangenschap] beschrijft journalist en schrijver Nio Joe Lan gedetailleerd zijn internering gedurende vrijwel de gehele Japanse bezettingsperiode. Hij brengt deze jaren door met meer dan 500 Chinezen in drie kampen. 

Monday 9 March 2026

In this seminar we will discuss issues of territorial rights, environmental issues, women’s rights, masyarakat adat and freedom of speech in present day Maluku.

Wednesday 11 March 2026

The TASTE project warmly invites colleagues and friends to join us for an iftar gathering. Boeka (Cape Malay) and buka puasa (Malay/Indonesian/ Sri Lankan Malay) both signify the act of breaking the fast. Across the Indian Ocean world, this moment brings together food and forms of communal belonging. 

2 April 2026

Throughout colonial Indonesia, a common method to determine a boy’s taxable age was to loop a rope around the chest. If the boy’s head fitted through, his chest was still too small and he was too young; if not, he owed the government tax.