January 2020
Seminar | The death of the West, and the future of us all | Deborah Thomas
In this talk, I will interrogate the afterlives of imperialism in the language of epochal shift, and I will position the endpoint of this shift as the death of the West, its models of sovereignty, and its conventions of knowledge production.
Find out more »Seminar | Landscape of mobility: The complexities of internal migration in Maluku, Indonesia | Simona Sienkiewicz
The social and cultural impact of internal migration in Indonesia remains a poorly researched topic. Influx of people from other islands violates ethnic and religious balance, forcing both immigrant and host communities to renegotiate their positions and identities.
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Seminar | Ivan Kats, the Congress for Cultural Freedom, and the Obor Foundation: ‘Cold War Culture’ in Indonesia | Giles Scott-Smith
Ivan Kats is a little-known figure in international history, yet his skills as editor, networker, fundraiser, and cultural troubadour have left their mark on modern Indonesian culture.
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Seminar | ‘Hier rust Cornelis’, or, tracking the Dutch: Transoceanic creolisation and postcolonial memory | Ananya Jahanara Kabir
‘Hier rust Cornelis Rietvield:’ declares a 17th century epitaph engraved on a tombstone at the Dutch Cemetery of Chinsurah, Bengal. It highlights the transoceanic life-arcs of various Dutchmen who crossed the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the service of the Dutch East India Company.
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Algemene Ledenvergadering en Publieksmiddag
Op vrijdag 29 mei a.s. vindt de Algemene Ledenvergadering en Oublieksmiddag van de Vereniging KITLV plaats. Het programma en de locatie zullen later worden bekendgemaakt.
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