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A new historical lens reveals slavery in Asia

In his latest column, Prof. Dr Fridus Steijlen discusses the need for a new historical lens through which to look at colonial history and slavery. This in response to the new book ‘De slavernij in Oost en West; Het Amsterdam Onderzoek’.

Column Moluccan history Nieuws Slavery and colonialism

7 Oct 2020 admin Interviews

Kalau dapat meja putih, jangan lupa lesa

MHM volunteer Reïnda shares his thoughts on what it means to give shape to a Moluccan identity, with an eye on the future.

Column Commemoration and monuments Moluccan culture Moluccan history Nieuws

30 Sept 2020 Reïnda Hully Interviews

Ana Maluku buka mata. E kas tunju dunia e.

In this third blog, historian Joaniek Vreeswijk expands on the importance of indigenous peoples such as the Alifuru and their traditional knowledge.

Column Moluccan history Nieuws

27 Aug 2020 Redactie Interviews

Wassenaar action 1970 – A wake-up call

The Wassenaar action is commemorated on 31 August. A wake-up call for a Netherlands that did not want to listen to Moluccans.

Column Commemoration and monuments Moluccan history Nieuws

26 Aug 2020 admin Interviews

Black Lives Matter and the Sophiahof library

Library volunteer Saskia Lindhout takes a look at the collection and shows how it reflects (anti-)racism.

Collection and archive Column Moluccan history Nieuws Slavery and colonialism

11 Aug 2020 Redactie Collection

Maju terus, jangan unduré

Joaniek Vreeswijk is a historian and lets her thoughts range over Moluccan activism and decolonisation.

Column Nieuws Slavery and colonialism

29 Jul 2020 Redactie Interviews

Language project Bahasa Basudara a great success

Nataly Sopacuaperu is a tutor with the Bahasa Basudara project. An initiative to help Moluccan young people with the English language.

Column Education Language and heritage Moluccan community Nieuws

26 Jul 2020 Redactie News

Under the spell of the MHM collection

MHM staff member Carmen Prins on her work at the museum and why she was sold on it straight away.

Collection and archive Column Language and heritage Moluccan community Nieuws

23 Jul 2020 Redactie Collection

Willy Nanlohy vs JP Coen

This column appeared in the MHM newsletter of June 2015. In May the biography ‘Jan Pieterszoon Coen, 1587-1629 Koopman-Koning in Azië’ by the historian Jur van Goor was published. I have not read the book yet, but according to an interview in the newspaper Trouw of 23 May, the historian revises the bad reputation of the VOC commander. […]

Column Oral history Slavery and colonialism

15 Jun 2015 admin Interviews

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