On Saturday, September 17th 2022, Department of History UGM conducted a reunion and congress of the alumni entitled Knitting Memories, Crocheting Struggles. The song Cintaku by Chrisye was sung in the auditorium of Soegondo Building, ending conversations and the selling of books during the coffee break. The event was started by singing Indonesia Raya and the anthem of UGM, continued by an opening speech by Abdul Wahid as the Head of Department of History UGM.

The reintroduction of the department, including the regular activities and committees of the programs, was done by Abdul Wahid. Then, the audience was served with a variety of performances from the alumni and students. There were music performances, poetry, dances, as well as a magic show. read more

Prof. Dr. Marieke Bloembergen from KITLV/Leiden University was the speaker of the public lecture The Burden of Colonial Things: Alternative Knowledge Production, Indonesian Perspectives, and the Search for Enlightenment, on Thursday, 18 August 2022, at 10.00-12.00 WIB. This event was held by the Department of History UGM and was guided and moderated by Dr. Agus Suwignyo. This lecture is part of the jointly organized program from PPSI (The Society of Indonesian History Program), thus, attended by lecturers and students from 12 universities in Indonesia, they are Universitas Airlangga, Universitas Negeri Malang, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Halu Oleo, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Universitas Jember, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Universitas Andalas, Universitas Hasanuddin, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga, dan Universitas Negeri Semarang. Students who had morning classes had to attend this public lecture instead. read more

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

The Department of History held a socialization and sharing experiences about Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program which was held online via zoom with undergraduate students. This event was held on Wednesday, 25th May 2022 at 10.00-12 WIB which was guided by Satrio Dicahyo, M.A.. This event also invited some speakers, Dr. Mutiah Amini as the Head of History Undergraduate program, Zahra Aulia as a participant of IISMA program,  Lesta Alfatiana as an Alumnus of Kampus Merdeka Bank Indonesia, and M. Rozzaq as an alumnus of collaborative study program with ISI Yogyakarta. read more

Department of History UGM held a series of online discussions and book reviews with Rommel Curaming, Ph.D., from University of Brunei Darussalam. The series of online discussion and book review events will be held for two days, namely Wednesday and Thursday, December 8-9, 2021. Both series of events were held through the Zoom Meeting platform and broadcast live on the UGM History Department’s YouTube channel.

The online discussion is held from 16.00 to 17.30 WIB. The online discussion was opened by Satrio Dwicahyo as a representative from the UGM History Department and was later taken over by Yuanita Wahyu Pratiwi as moderator. After that, Rommel Curaming started the discussion by making a presentation. Budiawan, Ph.D, a senior lecturer in Cultural and Media Studies at the Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University, was also the discussant in this first series of discussions. read more

On Thursday (18/11), Department of History, UGM, held a book discussion with Dr. Arnout van der Meer, a historian from Colby College. In this occasion, Arnout explain his newest book entitled Performing Power: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia. Guiding by Wildan Sena Utama, this discussion was responded by Sri Margana. This event also can be accessed by Departemen Sejarah UGM YouTube channel.

The book was published by Cornell University on 15 February 2021. This book explored how colonialism was legitimated and opposed by indigineus society daily life in the 19’s and early 20’s century. Arnout explained how resistance was identified on their language, manners, material symbol and status, even the motion and body posture. Through this book, Arnout aims to increase the understanding of the readers about the history of colonial Indonesia. For more information about this book, the online version can be accessed in this link. The audience hopes this book will be translated to the Indonesian version soon. read more

The History Department of FIB UGM held an online discussion or webinar on Friday, November 12, 2021 through Zoom Meeting. The webinar is entitled “Provenance Research Collaboration and Restitution of Colonial Objects”. The webinar, which will be held at 16.00-18.00 WIB or 10.00-12.00 AM CET, is specifically intended for UGM History Masters and Doctoral students. Dr. Sri Margana, UGM History lecturer, and Klaas Stutje, PhD, historian of PPROCE, the Netherlands, were the speakers and discussants in this webinar. In addition, this online discussion also brought Yulianti as the host. read more

Badan Keluarga Mahasiswa Sejarah (BKMS) has successfully held the 2021 History Week Opening Ceremony on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The opening ceremony was held online through the Zoom Meeting platform and live broadcast on the UGM BKMS YouTube channel. This year’s History Week carries the theme, “Medical Horizons in Historical Records: The Face of Reconstruction of Health Historiography in Indonesia” (Cakrawala Medis dalam Catatan Sejarah: Wajah Rekonstruksi Historiografi Kesehatan di Indonesia). The Opening Ceremony of History Week 2021 was hosted by Egit Andre Kelana and Faradeva Fathia Kurminta, UGM History Students. read more