Colonial Period

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.

Despite more critical attention being paid to Indonesia’s colonial past there is also evidence of nostalgia

The National Museum of Indonesia is perpetuating colonial narratives and needs to actively engage with younger generations

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

A UNESCO-listed colonial mining town in West Sumatra raises complex questions about framing Indonesia’s industrial heritage

Dengan menggunakan lensa kritis, seniman dapat melihat artefak kolonial dengan sudut pandang yang baru saat meneliti koleksi museum

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

The third generation since the Revolution inherited trauma and stigma. Now they are speaking out.

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 ketiga paska Revolusi, adalah generasi yang diwarisi trauma dan stigma. Kini mereka menolak pengingkaran yang dilakukan negara dan generasi sebelumnya.

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

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

A major research project on Dutch extreme violence in the Indonesian war of Independence, 1945–1949

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

Jews in Sumatra in the colonial period

A new artwork holds up a mirror to physical anthropology and its baseless racial categorisations