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‘Revolusi’ Corrects the Dutch Colonial Self-Image of Indonesia
5 September 2024
In Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World, David van Reybrouck documents the Dutch colonial involvement in the world’s largest archipelago from the early seventeenth century until independence in late 1949. Using his literary talent, the author combines historical research and journ
Harvest of the University Press (autumn 2023)
7 November 2023
Universities all over the world publish academic monographs and scientific journals on the Low Countries that deserve wider attention. In this article, we present you with a selection of recent university press publications in English.
The Story of Erasmus Huis (1970-present): Promoting Dutch Culture in the Heart of the Indonesian Capital
23 March 2023
In a series of three articles, we sketch the story of Erasmus Huis, the cultural centre of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Jakarta, in the context of cultural and diplomatic interactions between Indonesia and the Netherlands. This third and final article covers the development of the Erasmus Huis
The Story of the Erasmus Huis (1960-1971): The Great Diplomatic Turn
23 March 2023
In a series of three articles, we sketch the story of Erasmus Huis (Erasmus House), the cultural centre of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Jakarta, in the context of cultural and diplomatic interactions between Indonesia and the Netherlands. This second article covers the significant diplomatic sh
Coming Clean: New Postcolonial Light on Dutch East Indies Literature
28 February 2023
Fifty years after Rob Nieuwenhuys's standard work the Oost-Indische Spiegel (Mirror of the Indies), two new important books on Dutch East Indies literature have been published. De postkoloniale spiegel (Postcolonial Mirror) is a scholarly overview, De nieuwe koloniale leeslijst (New Colonial Reading
Belgium Denounces Its Colonial Past, and the Netherlands Lags Behind
12 December 2022
For decades the Netherlands has been wrestling with its colonial past in Indonesia. Now there is a research report that shows that the armed forces used extreme, structural violence during the Indonesian independence struggle of 1945-1949. Belgium has also researched its colonial history but has tak
Max Havelaar: The Great Dutch Novel Written in a Louche Brussels Bar
15 July 2022
The building has gone, but a dusty plaque on the wall of a Brussels sandwich shop marks the site of the louche bar where the Dutch writer Multatuli wrote his classic novel Max Havelaar.
How Dutch Historians Unremembered Decolonization
1 March 2022
Irish historian Paul Doolan claims that for many decades, Dutch historians have inadequately investigated the decolonization of Indonesia (1945-1949). In Collective Memory and the Dutch East Indies, the result of over ten years of work, he states that historians were not innocent bystanders. “They
Countering the Forgetting: Dutch Indies Literature in the Twenty-First Century
21 February 2022
What role does Dutch Indies literature, in the widest sense, play here and now, a lifetime after the end of the colonial era, in a Netherlands that has changed almost beyond recognition? Since Max Havelaar, Dutch Indies writing constitutes some of the best that the Netherlands has to offer in the li
Netherlands Is Guilty of ‘Systemic Extreme Violence’ in Indonesia
17 February 2022
The Dutch army was guilty of systemic and extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence, more than seventy years ago. The Dutch government knew about this and did not intervene. That is the main conclusion of a large-scale scientific study launched in 2017.
50 Years Erasmus Huis in Indonesia
26 January 2021
The 50-years story of the Erasmus Huis (Erasmus House), the cultural centre of the Netherlands in the Indonesian capital Jakarta reflects a dynamic relationship between the two countries.
