Friday, June 14, 2024 ~ The public lecture was opened by Mr. Dr. Ade Abdul Hak, M.Hum, as Dean of the Faculty of Adab and Humanities, Prof. Amelia Fauzia, Ph.D, as Head of the Institute for Research and Community Service (LP2M), Prof. Dr. Jajat Burhanuddin, Μ.Α, as Head of the Master Program in Islamic History and Culture, and Dr. Zakiya Darojat, M.A, as Head of the Bachelor Program in Islamic History and Civilization. 

The event was invited by two speakers, namely Dr. Maaike Derksen, as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, Radboud Institute of Culture and History, Radboud University, Nijmegen and Dr. Chiara Candaele, as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the KNAW Humanities Cluster and moderated by Mrs. Nurul Azizah, M.Hum, as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Adab and Humanities. 

This general course aims to examine the history of childcare and its institutions in the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia, including its scope, dynamics and development. The practice of childcare, particularly in institutions, will explore knowledge about policies, practices and also the experiences of children, all of which are documented in archives. The lectures are therefore based on the study of colonial archives in the period 1808-1950, which shed light on the nuances of colonial educational narratives, relating to children's experiences during the 19th-20th centuries.

Both speakers focused their research studies on Papuan and Indo-European children in colonial Indonesia. The condition of Indo-European children is quite concerning, "Children from this group are thought to be 'at risk' or socially vulnerable such as being perceived as 'abandoned and potential targets of ethnic violance." Said Dr. Chiara Candaele.

(Hilya Maylaffayza, Safira Putri N./ Okta Reni Azrina RA)