Dutch History

Ep 9: Confronting Colonialism and its Consequences with We Slaves of Suriname

Rudy, Arantxa, Gilberto and Minke all participated in the Xenolearn Book Club Fundraiser for Nederland Wordt Beter. Together, we read “We Slaven van Suriname” (We Slaves of Suriname) by Anton de Kom. De Kom’s book is an account of decolonial history, and reveals the experience of the oppressed across the Caribbean and adds to our understanding of struggles against slavery, imperialism and racism…

Ep 3: The Power of Stories with Berber Hidma

Berber is a professional story-teller and founder of the tour company “Tours that Matter”. She joins us this week to talk about the power of stories and their ability to connect humans across boundaries and differences. She starts the…

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