Vereniging KITLV
01-06-2026
Congratulations to our Island(er)s at the Helm researcher Anna Younes who was recently awarded the Emma Goldman Award for her contributions to research on feminism and inequality.
31-05-2025
On 27 May 2025 KITLV welcomed a delegation from the Silpakorn University, Thailand. The visit marked a significant step towards exploring KITLV's research engagement in Southeast Asia. Discussions during the meeting centered on potential collaborations concerning critical issues in the region.
15-05-2025
On 12 May the kick-off of the collaboration between the KITLV and the Kadaster of St. Maarten took place. In January 2025 KITLV director Diana Suhardiman and senior researcher Francio Guadeloupe met with Kadaster director Benjamin Ortega, which led to establishing a partnership to enhance the conservation and management of the island’s historical documents.
22-05-2025
KITLV guest researcher Rosa de Jong tells in this article about her project to digitize birth records, land sales and correspondence of Jewish refugees who fled the horrors of World War II to the Caribbean, including Suriname. A team in Suriname digitized 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean.
15-04-2025
UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini, an Indonesian women's rights advocate, opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.
01-05-2025
Interview with PhD researcher Sander van der Horst on Indonesian students in Leiden who joined the resistance against the Dutch and German occupiers. According to Sander, some students were already building an underground network before the war, prompted by years of Dutch censorship and espionage.
30-4-2025
The 4th Philippus Corts Fund grant was awarded to Melle van Maanen, André Schram and Patricia Liem for their book projects. The goal of the PCF is to support research and publications on the shared history of Indonesia and The Netherlands in the period 1602 – 1949.
28-04-2025
The 15th Silvia de Groot Fund research granted was awarded to Charlene Jordan and Tanya Sitaram for their research on Suriname. The aim of the fund is to financially supporting young Caribbean students or researchers with their research on Caribbean history or culture.
17-03-2025
In de Indonesië podcast gaat Edwin Mooibroek in gesprek met Ward Berenschot over president Prabowo die nu 5 maanden aan de macht is in Indonesië. Zijn de wittebroodsweken van Prabowo nu al voorbij?
20-03-2025
In de podcast Vraag 2 gaat Jip Koene in gesprek met Rosemarijn Hoefte over de comeback van de gulden. Vanaf 31 maart kun je namenlijk op Curaçao en Sint Maarten betalen met de Caribische gulden.
21-02-2025
In February PhD researcher Sulakshana de Mel went back to Sri Lanka for the 125 years' celebration of Ladies' College Colombo. Sulakshana who is an alumna of LC spoke with several media about the coffee table book she composed about LC.
21-02-2025
During this conference researchers will present their findings, reflect on the last four years of the Islanders at the Helm project and share insights that matter for everyone living and working on any of the islands of St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.