Dutch Speaking to Dutch. Broadcasts from the Netherlands to Indonesia during the Decolonization War (1945–1949)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21835341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Kuitenbrouwer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-60 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Radio & Audio Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-6529 • E-ISSN: 1937-6537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19376529.2021.2023538 |
| OpenAlex | W4229033852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Dutch international radio broadcaster Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (RNW) was founded in 1947, during the decolonization war in Indonesia. This paper explores the nature of the broadcasts to Indonesia in the early years of RNW. It is argued that these broadcasts must be seen in the context of the Dutch violent military effort to reestablish colonial rule in Southeast Asia. Moreover, this broadcasting strategy, which was mainly aimed at reaching out to white agents of empire in the Indonesian archipelago, can be seen as a continuation of broadcasting practices during the late colonial period in the 1930s, when Dutch were speaking to Dutch
Archipelago · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Decolonization · Economic history · Empire · Indonesian · Linguistics · Political science · World War II · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |