Symposium Colonial Nostalgia

On Thursday 17 March 2011, the Tropenmuseum organized a symposium with the theme Colonial Nostalgia.

Several experts gave their critical reflection on the development of the museum within the context of Dutch colonial and postcolonial history. Then followed a discussion on the present role of the museum. The symposium was the start of a annual series of several symposia organized by the Tropenmuseum. The next symposium will take place on September 22, 2011: Popular Imagination: Fiction with a message.

Video report

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	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia - Summary A summary of the symposium Colonial Nostalgia with speakers Henk Schulte Nordholt, Wayne Modest, Esther Captain, Janneke van Dijk, David van Duuren, Susan Legêne and Pamela Pattynama.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Lejo Schenk Lejo Schenk - director Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Wayne Modest Wayne Modest - head Curatorial Department Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| David van Duuren David van Duuren - former Curator of Oceania and Historical Collections Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Janneke van Dijk Janneke van Dijk - former curator of Photography and Sculptural Culture Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Henk Schulte Nordholt Henk Schulte Nordholt - Head of Research KITLV / Professor of South East Asian Studies at the Free University Amsterdam.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Pamela Pattynama Pamela Pattynama - extraordinary professor of Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Cultural History, University of Amsterdam
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Susan Legêne Susan Legêne - Professor of Political History at the Free University Amsterdam.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Panel discussion

Read the report about the symposium Colonial Nostalgia.

Collection books

Part of the symposium is the launch of the first two collection books of the Tropenmuseum - published by KIT Publishers and sponsored by the BankGiro Lottery.

Netherlands East Indies at the Tropenmuseum (composition Janneke van Dijk and Susan Legêne)
Oceania at the Tropenmuseum (David van Duuren).

At each symposium, a new collection book will be presented - published by KIT Publishers and sponsored by the BankGiro Lottery.

	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia - Summary A summary of the symposium Colonial Nostalgia with speakers Henk Schulte Nordholt, Wayne Modest, Esther Captain, Janneke van Dijk, David van Duuren, Susan Legêne and Pamela Pattynama.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Lejo Schenk Lejo Schenk - director Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Wayne Modest Wayne Modest - head Curatorial Department Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| David van Duuren David van Duuren - former Curator of Oceania and Historical Collections Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Janneke van Dijk Janneke van Dijk - former curator of Photography and Sculptural Culture Tropenmuseum.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Henk Schulte Nordholt Henk Schulte Nordholt - Head of Research KITLV / Professor of South East Asian Studies at the Free University Amsterdam.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Pamela Pattynama Pamela Pattynama - extraordinary professor of Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Cultural History, University of Amsterdam
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Susan Legêne Susan Legêne - Professor of Political History at the Free University Amsterdam.
	Symposium Colonial Nostalgia \| Panel discussion

Symposia