The Herta Mohr building where KITLV is located. Photo: Eva Bloem.
08-04-2025
KITLV is looking for a PhD in the study of religion and slavery in the context of Dutch colonialism and its afterlives. The candidate will investigate the relationship between Dutch colonial slavery and religion & spirituality in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands.
Developing a project on the basis of their own research idea, the candidate will investigate the relationship between Dutch colonial slavery and religion and/or spirituality in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and/or the ‘international’ Netherlands (including colonial and postcolonial connections between the Netherlands and South Asia, South Africa, West Africa, and Brazil).
Deadline: 16 May 2025