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How America’s Tariff of 1930 helped end forced labour in the Dutch East Indies

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:34:25 +0700

As the US deploys tariffs as economic weapons — the story of how a 1930s trade policy accidentally abolished penal sanctions in the Dutch East Indies reveals unintended consequences

Interpreting pandemics through history, text and performance

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:12:53 +0700

Featuring translations and analysis of rare texts, including the revival of an early 20^th 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.

Colonial nostalgia in an Indonesian night market

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:50 +0700

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

Beyond decolonisation?

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:46 +0700

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

Decolonising memory

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:37 +0700

Mendekolonisasi memori

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:35 +0700

Warisan industri kolonial dan kenangan di baliknya

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:32 +0700

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

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:23:13 +0700

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

Bekerja dengan artefak kolonial di Rijksmuseum

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:13:02 +0700

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

Review: Kartini's letters in translation

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:04:39 +0700