Nicole Immler on The Netherlands-Indies and rethinking post-colonial recognition from a multi-voiced perspective. She argues that in the communication of pain, language matters.
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Hoe je excuses aanbiedt voor historisch onrecht
28/11/2022 ‘Een historisch excuus aanbieden, hoe doe je dat? Deze vijf zaken kunnen het maken of breken’ – Trouw
Nicole Immler in Trouw on how to offer apologies for historical injustices. Rianne Oosterom writes about the debate surrounding apologies for the history of slavery and asks how it can be done properly. Professor Nicole Immler often observes the same mistakes being made when offering apologies for historical injustices.
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Reconstructing how their history became our history
12/11/2022 ‘Hoe de discussie over het slavernijverleden van de brievenrubriek naar de voorpagina verschoof’ – Trouw
In this article, Rianne Oosterom reconstructs how the Dutch slavery past moved from the letters page (with a letter from Volkskrant reader Roy Kaikusi Groenberg) to the front page of the public debate. Recently, the Dutch cabinet announced that it will offer formal apologies for the role of The Netherlands in the slavery past. Nicole Immler provided Oosterom with commentary on this decision.
Read more23/09/2022 – Symposium ‘Historical truth and accountability in the post-colonial state’ at Ghent University
The symposium was organised by Prof. Dr. Tine Destrooper, Justice Visions – Human Rights Centre (Ghent University) and Dr. Cira Palli-Aspero, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University to share insights and reflect on accountability for and recognition of (post-)colonial violence and its effects onsociety today. Nicole Immler and Niké Wentholt presented and participated in the rich […]
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De (Dia)Logics van Herkenning en Herstel. Het belang van geschiedenis voor rechtvaardigheid
Nicole Immler’s inaugural lecture on the (dia)logics of recognition and restoration. She discussed the importance of history for justice.
Read more14/04/2022 – Studium Generale (UU) over Slavernij: Hoe herstellen we historisch onrecht?
Hoe erken, verwerk en herstel je historisch onrecht en trauma? Van excuses tot herstelbetalingen, en van kennisverspreiding tot échte sociale gelijkwaardigheid: hoe maken we van het slavernijverleden een gedeeld verleden? Een gesprek met prof. Nicole Immler, dr. René Koekkoek (Universiteit Utrecht) en Urwin Vyent (directeur Nationaal instituut Nederlands slavernijverleden en erfenis) over excuses, erkenning en herstel. […]
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Public lecture at the Commemoration of boys and women’s camps in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation
21/08/2022 ‘Herdenken om te verbinden in de meerstemmigheid’ – Impact Magazine
On this special occasion Nicole Immler gave a lecture on ‘Commemorating to Connect in Multivoicedness’. The organisers of the commemoration wished to reflect on the question of renewal of their commemorative tradition. How can we do this in a way that remains relevant for a younger generation when, in future, there will be no more survivors of the atrocities to commemorate with?
Read more29/09/2022 – Inaugural Lecture Nicole Immler
On 29 September Nicole Immler delivered her inaugural lecture as Professor Historical Memory and Transformative Justice at University of Humanistic Studies. The inaugural lecture was republished (shortened) in the Tijdschrift voor Herstelrecht, as the Dialogics of Justice research contributes to the discussion on what constitutes restorative justice (‘herstelrecht’), also a social movement in the making. […]
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Bosnië is veranderd, terwijl wij zelf stil zijn blijven staan
Nicole Immer, Siri Driessen and Jeannette van Brenk on when return journeys of veterans are truly meaningful. They discuss the return journeys of veterans from a relational perspective.
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Keti koti dialoogtafel is actief burgerschap
Nicole Immler & Niké Wentholt
Some say that talking about the past of slavery polarises. The opposite appears true. At the Keti koti dialogue tables happening all over the Netherlands currently, we talk together about the role of this history in our lives now, and in the society we are part of. This creates a shared narrative: our past of slavery connects us,
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