Event
Memory and identity: 75 years of Moluccan history in the Netherlands
About
What to expect
Podium Hoge Woerd organises a monthly talk on a current topic, linked to a theatre performance.
Charissa Leiwakabessy presents a first impression of the findings from the UvA research project Understandings of Colonialism by Dutch Moluccans and Implications for Colonial Repair, led by dr. Jessica Soedirgo.
The project looks at how Moluccan Dutch people from different generations understand the colonial past and what that means for recognition and repair today.
Visual art is used as a starting point for conversation, and the evening is informal and small-scale with room for questions.
- First findings from a UvA project
- Conversations with the Moluccan community
- Visual art as a starting point
- Informal, small-scale evening
- Room for questions and discussion
FAQ
Where does it take place?
Podium Hoge Woerd
Hoge Woerdplein 1
3454 PB Utrecht
Who gives the talk?
Charissa Leiwakabessy presents the first findings of the research project.
The project is led by dr. Jessica Soedirgo, university lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.
Charissa Leiwakabessy is finishing her PhD research in political science at the University of Amsterdam.
What does the research look at?
The project studies how Moluccan Dutch people from different generations understand the colonial past.
It looks at how experiences are passed on within families.
It looks at which topics sometimes stay unspoken.
It looks at how people navigate their Moluccan identity in Dutch society.
Getting there
Podium Hoge Woerd, Hoge Woerdplein 1, 3454 PB De Meern, Utrecht, NL
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