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...