Adrian Perkasa (KITLV) received the TCID award for his article 'Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history' in the category Editor's Choice for Education & Culture Article. His article was read by a large number of readers and republished in several media. www.kitlv.nl/news/tcid-aw...

On 12 March Francio Guadeloupe (KITLV), who is appointed as Professor by Special Appointment of Public Anthropology of Kingdom Relations, will deliver his inaugural lecture: 'Weaving Dutch Caribbean studies: Anthropological research of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' www.uva.nl/content/even...?

Join our online course Interuniversity Course Caribbean Studies! The course is open to students and anyone else interested in the study of the past, present and future of the Caribbean. Start: 4 March 2026. FREE of charge! Registration is required. More information: www.kitlv.nl/join-us/cari...

Call for research papers! In the history of Atlantic slavery, the 1790s are a moment when slave revolts peaked. In this workshop, we explore why so many of the leaders and participants in slave revolts were not enslaved themselves. Deadline: 30 March 2026. www.kitlv.nl/cfrp/reinter...

Call for papers! We welcome graduate students working on topics related to early modern Caribbean and Atlantic slavery and emancipation to participate in a seminar on Thursday 22 October 2026 at the KITLV in Leiden, The Netherlands. Deadline: 30 March 2026. www.kitlv.nl/cfp/early-mo...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | KITLV visiting fellowships 2026 (2) KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Deadline: 21 March 2026, midnight (CET). www.kitlv.nl/news/call-fo...

De film Changá (Dubbelspel), een initiatief van Francio Guadeloupe (KITLV), werpt een blik op het leven van een aantal 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. www.kitlv.nl/news/changa/

Podcastmaker Emma Wijlaarse vroeg Esther Captain (KITLV) om haar familiegeschiedenis te plaatsen in de bredere historische context van Nederlands-Indië als koloniale samenleving, de Indonesische revolutie en de kille ontvangst in Nederland te plaatsen. www.kitlv.nl/news/podcast...

Onderzoeker Ramona Negrón (KITLV) vertelt actrice Malou Gorter in het televisieprogramma Verborgen Verleden over de plantagegeschiedenis van haar voorouders. Malou’s voorvader Willem Johan Pieter Kelderman werd begin 19de eeuw uitgezonden naar Suriname en Berbice. npo.nl/start/afspel...

Seminar | Rijksmuseum, its collection and research | Valika Smeulders | 15 January @ 15.30 PM Valika Smeulders will be reflecting on the work the Rijksmuseum has been doing in recent years, and looking forward into the coming years. Join us at KITLV or online! www.kitlv.nl/event/smeuld...

Interview met Francio Guadeloupe over het spel Domino. Voor veel Caribische Nederlanders heeft het spel extra betekenis. Het zorgt voor verbinding, plezier & de filosofie erachter zou hen zelfs helpen bij het vinden van hun weg in de Nederlandse samenleving. www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/m...

Seminar | Sjahrir is here, a podcast series | 20 January Isabelle Boon, Fridus Steijlen & Siti Rabyah Parvati Sjahrir (Upik) will talk about their podcast series about Sutan Sjahrir, who played an important role in the road to Indonesia's independence. Registration: www.kitlv.nl/event/sjahri...

Seminar | Rijksmuseum, its collection and research | Valika Smeulders | 15 January @ 15.30 PM Valika Smeulders will be reflecting on the work the Rijksmuseum has been doing in recent years, and looking forward into the coming years. Join us at KITLV or online! www.kitlv.nl/event/smeuld...

Esther Captain named Endowed Professor of Intergenerational Impact of Slavery and Colonialism. Captain will take the chair, endowed by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences at Utrecht University's Department of History and Art History on September 1, 2025. www.kitlv.nl/news/esther-...

Diana Suhardiman, KITLV director and special professor of Natural Resource Governance, Climate and Equity, Leiden University, received an @erc.europa.eu ERC Advanced Grant of € 2.5 million for her research on grassroots forces in climate governance. www.kitlv.nl/diana-suhard...

SEA SEMINAR | An algorithmic visuality of Muslim women images | Nurul Huda Rashid | 19 June @ 15.30 PM Different technologies have contributed to the exponential reproduction and circulation of Muslim women images. Now a new algorithmic visuality is introduced. Join us @KITLV or online via Zoom!

UUKS seminar | Ecocentric worldviews in the customary law & cosmology of South Sulawesi | Louie Buana | 12 June @ 15.30 This hybrid talk explores the ecocentric dimensions of South Sulawesi’s customary law & cosmology, focusing on how local wisdom shapes human–environment relationships. Join us!

SEA seminar | Digital citizenship and girls’ gender empowerment | Annisa Beta | 3 June @ 15.30 PM The talk explores the discourse of gender empowerment in Indonesia and the significance of digital citizenship for young women in an increasingly constrained civic space. Join us @KITLV or online!

SEMINAR | Between legitimacy & science: A revolution of the Javanese cropping calendar in colonial Indonesia | Adrian Perkasa | 22 May @ 15.30 PM This talk will examine the emergence of the pranata mangsa as a standardized calendar in mid-19th century Indonesia. Join us @KITLV or online via Zoom!