26-03-2026
A conversation in the podcast Channel with Tom Hoogervorst (KITLV), Mahmood Kooria, Ariel Lopez, and Aireen Grace Andal on the newly relaunched International Consortium for Indian Ocean Studies, which builds upon earlier initiatives started in Leiden nearly a decade ago. The guests discuss the importance of collaborative, multi-centered, and multi-vocal approaches to research.
20-03-2026
A blog by Panggah Ardiyansyah, a former fellow who received the NIAS-NIOD-KITLV fellowship: Moving Objects, Mobilising Culture in the Context of (De)colonisation. The fellowship enabled Panggah to study the provenance of a Javanese manuscript, copied in 1930 and originating from Sendang Duwur, a 16th-century Islamic complex in East Java.
18-03-2026
On 12 March Francio Guadeloupe (KITLV), appointed as KNAW Professor of Public Anthropology of Kingdom Relations, delivered his inaugural lecture 'Reweaving Dutch Caribbean studies' at the University of Amsterdam. In his lecture he argued that it is impossible to consider the Dutch Caribbean islands and the Netherlands as separate worlds with distinct native cultures.
13-03-2026
Programmamaker Tanja Fraai praat met Francio Guadeloupe (KITLV) over zijn onderzoek op de Caribische eilanden en in Nederland. Francio vertelt over zijn familiegeschiedenis, loopbaan, identiteit, rastafari, over hoe hij zich thuis voelt in zowel in het Caribische deel als het Nederlandse deel van het koninkrijk en over het onderzoek dat hij doet naar beide delen van het koninkrijk.
28-02-2026
A conversation with Francio Guadeloupe (KITLV) as he elaborates freedom as a practice that places us in relation to different spheres, including the political and religious, and to all forms of life (not just “those who human”). The podcast is part of the podcast Thoughtlines, an academic 'outside the box thinking' podcast series made by the University of Cambridge.
26-02-2026
KITLV researcher Adrian Perkasa received The Conversation Indonesia award for his article 'Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?' in the category Editor's Choice for Education and Culture Article. Adrian's article was read by a large number of readers and translated and republished in several media, including The Conversation International.
