Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, held a workshop with Fridus Steijlen, a professor and researcher from The Netherlands. The event entitled “Meniti Arti: Cerita-Cerita dari Sumber” (Walking through Meaning: Stories from Sources) was held offline on the 3rd floor of Soegondo building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, on June 14th, 2022 at 10.00-12.00 WIB. This workshop was attended by students and the public.

Fridus Steijlen started his presentation with his experience listening to stories from 2 perspectives, the Dutch and Indonesians, about the 1945-1949 period. Fridus has conducted a lot of interviews and met a lot of veterans. One of the interesting experiences he shared was how he interviewed a veteran from Delanggu, Klaten, whose grandchild he met after a few years. After the lecture, he opened an interactive discussion with the participants. read more

Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, held a workshop with Isabelle Boon, a professional photographer from The Netherlands. This event was conducted offline on June 13th 2022 at 09.30-12.30 WIB, enrolled by students with limited quota. It was held in the Soegondo building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM. This workshop was led by Isabelle herself, while her husband documented the event.

It started with Isabelle’s introduction as a photographer and her story in learning about Sutan Sjahrir in Indonesia and The Netherlands. In Indonesia, she had visited Jakarta, Bandung, Banda, Linggarjati, and Yogyakarta. Isabelle also showed her past exhibitions, such as I Love Banda where she told the stories of young Indonesians and their connection to colonial heritage. Throughout the workshop, students and academics discussed the themes close to Sutan Sjahrir, such as education, liberty, equality, and exchanged ideas about their experiences. With Mentimeter and Kahoot, this workshop became interactive. Participants were asked to get into small groups for a more in-depth discussion using Koneksi Cards, which were relevant to the themes of the workshop. read more

Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM held a film screening entitled “A Reflection of 24 Years of Reformasi Through A Short Film on Indonesian Contemporary History”. This event was conducted online through zoom with undergraduate History students and others on June 5th 2022 at 10.00-12.00 WIB. This event invited Dr. Agus Suwignyo, M.A as the lecturer in the undergraduate program, teaching Indonesian Contemporary History, as well as Satria Setya Adhi Wibawa, founder of The Visual Storyteller. read more