🇳🇱 Colonialism reflected in Literature (Part 1)

WELCOME to this series about the literature of the Dutch colonial period. This is part 1, where I'll talk mostly about the "Dutch East Indies": The historical Backgrounds, the books of Hella Haasse, Louis Couperus and Jeroen Brouwers. Hope you enjoy 🙏 00:00 3 reasons to watch this 02:08 Disclaimer 02:53 Overview of the series 05:15 Point of caution 06:35 How Dutch colonialism developed 09:11 Article recommendation - Gert Oostindie 09:42 Book 1 - Hella Haasse - The Tea Lords 15:28 Book 2 - Louis Couperus - The Hidden Force 22:16 Why colonise? 23:30 The northern route: Willem Barents 26:00 The VOC - East India Company 29:41 Book 3 - Hella Haasse - Oeroeg 33:52 English Translation - The Black Lake 35:40 War and Independence 37:47 The role of Japan 39:27 Book 4 - Jeroen Brouwers - Sunken Red (Bezonken rood) 44:12 The struggle for the independence of Indonesia contact: [email protected]