02-10-2025
This PhD project, carried out by Imelda Hoebes, examines the religious lives of enslaved people in the Dutch Cape Colony (17th–19th centuries) and explores how their spiritual practices are remembered or silenced in contemporary South Africa. Enslaved communities were subjected to Christian conversion under Dutch rule, yet they preserved and transformed their own spiritual practices, drawing on African, Asian, and Islamic influences.
01-10-2025
The Indonesian archipelago is home to hundreds of languages written in dozens of scripts. The writing traditions of these languages evolved differently and shifted in their use of scripts. To mention one, historically, the Malay language used to be written in Kawi, Javanese, Ulu, and Jawi scripts. Nonetheless, like most local languages in Indonesia, it tended to shift to Latin script post-independence of Indonesa.
01-10-2025
Despite being prohibited by law since 1971, race discrimination continues to exist in the Netherlands, making it harder for some people to find a job and increasing their likelihood of being arrested. Why is this? KITLV researcher Alison Fischer argues that white supremacy is deeply embedded in Dutch law and culture.
29-09-2025
KITLV onderzoeker Karwan Fatah-Black reflecteert in deze video op vragen over het werk van kunstenaar Dirk Valkenburg (1675-1721), een van de eerste Europeanen die inheemse en tot slaaf gemaakte mensen op Surinaamse plantages vastlegde, terwijl hij in Nederland jachtstillevens en portretten van welgestelde opdrachtgevers schilderde.
13-09-2025
The Indonesian news magazine Tempo made a short video channel in which the KITLV project on cyber troops and computational propaganda in Southeast Asia is being explained. In August the book Cyber troops: Influence operations and the future of Indonesia's democracy, a result of the project, was published in the Indonesian language.
03-09-2025
Esther Captain vertelt in het NOS Radio 1 Journaal van 2 september jl. over haar leerstoel Intergenerationele Impact Slavernij en Kolonialisme aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Hoe werken slavernij en kolonialisme door op huidige generaties? Om die vraag draait de leerstoel van Esther Captain.
