25 February

This event will mark the launch of the English version of the documentary Colonial Debris. In this documentary Indonesian filmmakers explore why their country has so many land conflicts. As they film the protests of communities against palm oil companies and real estate developers taking their land, they find that the roots of these conflicts go back to Indonesia’s colonial past.

24 February

This event will mark the launch of the English version of the documentary Colonial Debris. In this documentary Indonesian filmmakers explore why their country has so many land conflicts. As they film the protests of communities against palm oil companies and real estate developers taking their land, they find that the roots of these conflicts go back to Indonesia’s colonial past.

7 februari

Op vrijdagmiddag 7 februari vindt in Het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam de presentatie plaats van het boek The Dutch Transatlantic slave trade: New methods, perspectives, and sources.

6 February 2025

Songs and prayers are the basis of oral and printed sacred literature in the African diaspora religion of Sèvis Ginen (African Service), one of Haiti’s best documented traditions of Vodou. The songs and prayers of Vodou are among the oldest known Kreyòl language documents given their multiple entry points into an encyclopedic and millennium-spanning record of Atlantic history and language.

5 February-21 May 2025

In the second semester of the academic year 2024-2025 the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies organizes, for the 38th time, the interuniversitary course Introduction to Caribbean Studies. Participation is open to all students studying at a Dutch university and anyone else interested in the Caribbean. The course will be held in Dutch and English.