Resources

The Jaap Kunst Collection: Hearing the Indonesian Archipelago

The Jaap Kunst Collection, managed by the University of Amsterdam, is a sound archive that encompasses recordings, photographs, silent films, and correspondences collected by the Dutch ethnomusicologist Jaap Kunst (1891-1960). This collection allows us to imagine how the Indonesian Archipelago sounded to the Dutch ethnomusicologist during colonial times.

Website: https://jaapkunst.org/

DeCoSEAS: Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives

DeCoSEAS is a transnational research project focused on hearing and listening as dialogical modes of knowledge formation in order to renegotiate established understandings of heritage curation.

Website: https://www.decoseas.org/

Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision is the institute for media culture; an inspiring, creative and accessible meeting place for private individuals and professionals. The institute interpret current developments concerning people, media and society from a media-historical perspective.

Website: https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/en

Pratinada

The Pratinada website provides access to three unique, rare and previously barely accessible sonic and musical collections from Southeast Asia located in Europe, namely:

Website: https://pratinada.net/