24-02-2026
On Thursday 12 March 2026 Francio Guadeloupe, who is appointed as Professor by Special Appointment of Public Anthropology of Kingdom Relations at the University of Amsterdam, on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), will deliver his inaugural lecture titled: 'Weaving Dutch Caribbean studies: Anthropological research of the Kingdom of the Netherlands'.
02-02-2026
Papoea Huis, KITLV and the Wereldmuseum Leiden proudly present the Time for Papua seminar series, an interdisciplinary seminar series dedicated to exploring the shared histories between the Netherlands and West Papua, and the ways these histories continue to shape the present. The series brings West Papua to the centre of public conversation.
30-01-2026
Historians have found that in the history of Atlantic slavery, the period from the 1770s to 1840s saw the most slave rebellions, and within that period, the 1790s are a moment when slave revolts peaked. In this workshop, we explore why so many of the leaders and participants in so-called slave revolts were not enslaved themselves. How sustainable is the framing of these uprisings as revolts for and by enslaved people?
30-01-2026
We welcome graduate students working on topics related to early modern Caribbean and Atlantic slavery and emancipation to participate in a one-day graduate seminar on Thursday 22 October 2026 at the KITLV in Leiden, The Netherlands. The KITLV is a research institute dedicated to the study of societal challenges, focusing on the histories and afterlives of colonialism in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands.
29-01-2026
KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Candidates are invited to send in a proposal of the work they wish to carry out while at KITLV. Fellows may work on a publication or research project of their own choice. Applicants are not required to have an affiliation at a university or a research institute
20-01-2026
De film Changá ofwel Dubbelspel werpt een blik op het leven van een aantal Antillianen en Caribische Nederlanders in Nederland. De kijker krijgt inzicht in hoe zij de filosofie van het spel domino gebruiken om hun weg te vinden in Nederland. De film neemt de kijker mee in een ritme van de filosofie van het dominospel: hoe reageren mensen op wat het leven hen toebedeelt?
