The first publication of the New Directions in the Study of Javanese Literature Research Group (2018-2019) has been released! The publication, edited by group members Els Bogaerts and Anthony Day, is a Reader of Javanese texts with short essays and translations, based on the group’s joint reading sessions during their residency at the IIAS. The Reader has been published in the Indonesian open access journal, Wacana – take a look here.

Professor Jonathan D. Sarna Reflects on the Impact of October 7 Attacks on Jewish communities across North America.
Photo: Courtesy Charles Darwin Foundation Historian and former IIAS fellow, Professor Jonathan D. Sarna, recently engaged in a thought-provoking discussion shedding light on the






