Research School for Economic and Social History

Lecture ‘A colonialism of good intentions’ by Professor Geertje Mak

Portrait photo Professor Geertje Mak made by Dick Gilissen

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On 1 April 2026, Geertje Mak, History Professor at the University of Amsterdam and senior researcher at KNAW-NL-Lab, will talk about the open access-book Geertje authored on Dutch missionary couples in Papua New Guinea, late 19th and early 20th centuries (Huishouden in Nieuw-Guinea. Zending en het kolonialisme van goede bedoelingen, Walburg Pers 2024).

Attendance is free of charge, prior registration is however requested.

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