Lecture on repatriation 52nd Tong-Tong Fair
Sunday, March 28th, 2010Visitors to the 52nd Tong-Tong Fair (formerly the Pasar Malam Besar) this year for the first time to hear what is happening in Indian newspapers in Indonesia was about leaving for the fatherland. On 29 May from 13.00 - 13.45 hours, will Kirsten Fox a lecture on her graduate research on the repatriation: "Warm farewell, chilly reception".
Goodbye to Mud Lust club in Surabaya, former home of the Royal Navy in Indonesia (Free Press, 1951).
In 2007 I studied Journalism & Media (Erasmus University Rotterdam) completed a research paper. Central to this investigation was the question "What did the Dutch in Indonesia, India's departure to the Netherlands? '. The story of the arrival in the Netherlands, I already knew, thanks to the many stories, publications and research. I did not expect that this was common among Indonesian Dutch in Indonesia. They read in newspapers like the New Vulture, the Soerabajaasch Handelsblad and the Free Press, the contract houses, the clothing packages or the repayment scheme? In other words, what was 'the' story of the departure?
The lecture consists of a compilation of the stories I've encountered in the newspapers. For example, I discovered that many newspapers wrote about the departure of leading residents of Jakarta and Surabaya, as pa Versteegh and the footballer 'Blackie' Hersmis. The journalists were personal greetings with warm words and these people that they would be missed by those left behind in Jakarta and Surabaya. These stories were warm in contrast to reports from the Netherlands on the admission of Indo-Europeans. They were "Oriental Dutch 'that it would not save in the Netherlands. These stories expressed different views on social inequality in the Indian world.
You can browse through my thesis forward it in its entirety (PDF, 1.5 mb) to download.
Claudia says:
March 28th, 2010
4:09 p.m.
Hi Kirsten,
cool what you going to give the lecture! Unfortunately I can not because we celebrate the birthday of my son, but keep me / us above all informed!
I see you at least the 7th!
Regards,
Claudia
Kirsten says:
April 9th, 2010
2:00
Hi Claudia,
What a pity that the seventh not been materialized. Wonder when we will see each other now. Have fun with your son's birthday and we hope to soon!
Greetings from Kirsten
Hans says:
May 20th, 2010
0:02
Hi Kirsten,
The title: "Warm farewell, chilly reception" evokes feelings of strange.
In February 1958 (I was 13 years) was at night the building company where my father worked nationalized, and Bung Karno was the military ordered all Dutch (Dutch and Indian) workers the next day to throw the country. What happened. Early in the morning - my parents knew nothing about - the soldiers stood at the door and summoned my parents the same day to leave the country. The first possibility mudflats in the evening with a French plane to leave, so book quickly. My parents called family and friends of the soldiers who otherwise could not get along. Our furniture was on the walls left and right neighbors and given almost nothing we left this beautiful country.
For me so "cold room, chilly reception". We were the first target because we are a newly built house on the outskirts of Kebayoran (then the outskirts of Jakarta), and lived across from us was a large area where Sukarno regular hate sermons. All the neighboring population who had no Indonesian nationals were destroyed (later, our Chinese and East German neighbors off their house, but were allowed to settle elsewhere) and were assigned to military housing. That was Karno safer.
The reception was also cold in Holland, guest DMZ, now you know zel.
Greetings,
Hans
Kirsten says:
May 20th, 2010
0:12
Hi Hans,
Good that you mention it. I can vividly imagine (and many others) have other feelings. The title refers to the way the newspapers wrote about Indonesia's departure from Indonesia. I will introduce the lecture with my raise, thank you!
Greetings from Kirsten