GLOBALISE held the roundtable “The Changing Archive: Digitization, Translation, and Historical Research on the Early Modern Indian Ocean World” on 2 December 2025. This post summarizes the key points of discussion.
This blog traces the fragmented story of Maria, an enslaved woman from Liuqiu. Her case exposes the violence masked by the Dutch East India Company’s claims of humane governance and shows how projects such as GLOBALISE and Voices of Resistance are transforming our ability to uncover marginalized lives and the afterlives of colonial genocide.
The digitization of colonial archives opens up many possibilities for exploring collections in new ways – thereby making room for previously hidden perspectives – but it also has its challenges.…
Digital humanities and the digitisation of archives are ever-growing trends in academia. How will digitisation open up new opportunities and yet present new challenges to historical research? Co-organised with Leiden University’s COGLOSS series, the GLOBALISE project invites discussions on digitisation, accessibility, and new approaches to global history. Date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 Time: 12-13.30 CET Please follow the link to the event page for more information and registration.
