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Panel at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, 2025 From left to right: moderator Jasmine Floretta V.D., Shiori Itล, Devi Asmarani, and Okky Madasari. How is feminism evolving and being challenged by the so-called "patriarchal extinction burst" in todayโs social media era? The phrase is used to describe the global backlash against gender equality that … Continue reading Feminismโs Future Depends on Solidarity
Photo by Zulian Firmansyah on Unsplash Break free from narrowmindedness In a world where thinking beyond the ordinary is often frowned upon, where the status quo is championed, breaking free from the shackles of narrowmindedness becomes a personal journey. Living in a country that views ambitious thinking as a curse, the pressure to conform is … Continue reading Navigating Boundaries: Unleashing Creative Vision in a World That Favors Conformity
In het herdenken van de afschaffing van de slavernij in Nederland is de Javaans-Surinaamse geschiedenis onderbelicht. De Rotterdamse theatergroep LUSU wil daarin verandering brengen met de voorstelling Duizend Dagen waarin de feiten en emoties van deze verzwegen geschiedenis naar boven komen. Als witte Nederlander kan ik erover meepraten, ook ik begreep tot een aantal jaren … Continue reading Theatergroep Lusu belicht pijn en trots in voorstelling over het Javaans-Surinaamse deel van de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis
Gunung Padang in Indonesia is one of the ancient sites mentioned in the series. Photo: Ali Trisno Pranoto / Getty Images The recommendation system on Netflix suggested a new documentary series to me and since I love documentaries I almost immediately clicked on playing โAncient Apocalypseโ, without having read any context about the series. As usual, … Continue reading WHY THE NETFLIX SERIES ANCIENT APOCALYPSE PROVES THE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT DECOLONIALITY
Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash Ik merk dat ik me dood erger aan de (welwillende) reacties op de racistische content van Ongehoord Nederland (ON) en ik voel de behoefte dat uit te leggen. Allereerst de reactie van de NPO waarin voorzitter van de raad van bestuur Frederieke Leeflang laat weten dat de โgrens van … Continue reading Beste collega’s in Hilversum, dรณe iets.
The Maria Lugones Decolonial Summer School asked us to write a reflection about the three weeks of following classes on the topic of "Learning to Unlearn Decolonially (Living, knowing, the university & the museum)". We could write a letter, a dialogue, an op-ed/ essay, a diary or memory. I decided to write an op-ed/essay kind … Continue reading Reflections on the decolonial Summer School
What is it like to be a media entrepreneur in Cambodia nowadays? The closing down of several newspapers in 2017 by the government isnโt a hopeful sign ofย press freedom in the country, to say the least. Journalist Sothea Thai foundedย Cambonomist, an online business news platform in Khmer language with over 80.000 followers on Facebook. I … Continue reading Cambodian journalist Sothea Thai: โThis region isnโt a big fan of Western pressโ
How to make a good content strategy for your company using mobile journalism. That was the subject of the workshop I gave at #ABUDigital. When you choose to use mobile journalism (โmojoโ), it implicates much more than just filming or producing content with your mobile phone (which obviously is part of it). A mojo workflow … Continue reading How the mobile journalism philosophy helps you to create a good content strategy
Nine insights after attending a two days media conference in Kuala Lumpur. โI hope this conference will be the bridge between Asia and the rest of the worldโ, with those words Asian Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) programming director Koichi Okumura openedย #ABUDigital. A โconference-slash-knowledge sharing eventโ with 25 digital expert speakers from 15 countries across 4 … Continue reading Public broadcasting in Asia embraces technology and faces challenges in press freedom
There arenโt a lot of businessmen or women in Laos, so when Sithong Sokphonexai wanted to start a shop, most of his friends were worried and didnโt think it was a good idea. โWhat you canโt see, you canโt doโ, says the young entrepreneur when I talked with him in Luang Prabang. As a young … Continue reading Meeting a role model entrepreneur from Laos
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