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!