Colonial Period

Interpreting pandemics through history, text and performance

Interpreting pandemics through history, text and performance

Featuring translations and analysis of rare texts, including the revival of an early 20th century Javanese wayang play, this edition illustrates the multi-faceted ways in which pandemics affect us and how a conversation between the science of epidemiology and public health, drama and translation are interwoven in interesting and sometimes surprising ways.
Beyond decolonisation?

Beyond decolonisation?

The National Museum of Indonesia is perpetuating colonial narratives and needs to actively engage with younger generations
Warisan industri kolonial dan kenangan di baliknya

Warisan industri kolonial dan kenangan di baliknya

Sebuah kota pertambangan kolonial di Sumatra Barat yang masuk dalam daftar UNESCO menimbulkan sejumlah pertanyaan kompleks tentang cara Indonesia memandang warisan industri.
Colonial industrial heritage and memory

Colonial industrial heritage and memory

A UNESCO-listed colonial mining town in West Sumatra raises complex questions about framing Indonesia’s industrial heritage
Review: Kartini's letters in translation

Review: Kartini's letters in translation

Now published in both English and Indonesian translation, the annotated collection will provide a better understanding of this Indonesian heroine
A Moluccan soldier and his daughter

A Moluccan soldier and his daughter

The story of a senior officer in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL), and of his oldest daughter, give voice to Moluccan experiences in colonial history
Generasi yang memecah kesunyian

Generasi yang memecah kesunyian

Generasi ketiga paska Revolusi, adalah generasi yang diwarisi trauma dan stigma. Kini mereka menolak pengingkaran yang dilakukan negara dan generasi sebelumnya.
Dutch terror camps in Bali

Dutch terror camps in Bali

During the Indonesian war of independence the Dutch army set up prison camps across Bali, where torture and murder were common. It failed to break the Balinese resistance
Chasing a cure for beriberi

Chasing a cure for beriberi

A long search for a cure for beriberi in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth century was led by trial and a lot of error
Book review: Beyond the pale

Book review: Beyond the pale

A major research project on Dutch extreme violence in the Indonesian war of Independence, 1945–1949
Essay: Hey Holland, you’re welcome!

Essay: Hey Holland, you’re welcome!

Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch came at a price – Indonesians are still waiting for them to acknowledge it
Exhibited as losers

Exhibited as losers

A new artwork holds up a mirror to physical anthropology and its baseless racial categorisations
Kartini in her own words

Kartini in her own words

An essential resource for Indonesian history scholars and students, Kartini's works are now available by open access

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