Department of History FIS UNP holds public lecture with KITLV Leiden researchers
The History Department of FIS FIS UNP is again holding an international public lecture on Monday, August 19, 2024 on the 4th floor of the FIS Hall. This public lecture brings together senior KITLV-Leiden researchers, Ireen Hoogenboom. The theme was Recording the Future The Importance of Audio-Visual Sources for Researching Everyday Life in Indonesia.
The public lecture activity was packed with a series of events starting from remarks from the head of the Department of History and the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang as well as a group photo documentation session and continued with material exposure and questions and answers with the speaker, Ireen Hogenboom.
Head of the Department of History, Dr. Aisiah, M.Pd in her speech said that this international public lecture activity is a regular effort of the Department of History to strengthen UNP in realizing the vision of becoming a world class university. At the Department level, this international public lecture is a tangible manifestation of the commitment to improve the Department's performance in providing services and provision of academic experience to students in a global scope. “Public lectures with speakers from abroad are the efforts of the Department of History towards World Class University (WCU),” he said.
Meanwhile, Afriva Khaidir, S.H., M.Hum., MAPA, Ph.D as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences also welcomed the efforts made by the Department of History in striving for World Class University at the Department level. The international public lecture activity was officially opened by the Dean of FIS UNP. In his remarks the Dean said that the theme raised was unique and had meaning; “usually what we often hear is recording the past, but this time recording the future, this is interesting”, he also said.
Ireen Hoogenboom in a public lecture presentation said that the research he conducted from 2003 to 2024 (approximately 21 years) was related to the history of the daily life of the Indonesian people, including in Payakumbuh (Sumatra). This research covers several regions in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Delanggu, Surabaya (Java), Sintang (Kalimantan), Bittuang (Sulawesi) and Ternate (Maluku). History in everyday life research can also be explored on certain themes such as socio-economics, politics, religion, culture, development, environment and other aspects.
In addition to providing academic contributions for students' final project research ideas, this activity also brings various other opportunities for cooperation between the Department of History and KITLV Leiden. These cooperation opportunities include Fellowships, joint research opportunities with KITLV Leiden, and most importantly students of the Department of History and Lecturers have the opportunity to access various archives and audio-visuals at KITLV Leiden. It is hoped that this collaboration can improve the quality of research of lecturers and students in the Department of History.
Is there any relevance of this public lecture to the needs of history education and learning? The answer, of course, is relevant; why is it relevant? This is inseparable from the objectives of history subjects in the history learning outcomes document. One of the objectives of history is to develop self-understanding and collective understanding as a nation. This goal in learning history is closely related to the history of the daily lives of individuals and communities that continue to move dynamically from the past to the future. History is studied contextually in the context of the past, present and future.AFY***
