Dr Lydia Kieven
Lydia Kieven, born in Germany in 1956, obtained her PhD degree in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney. She lives in Cologne/Germany. She is an expert in ancient Javanese art, and Indonesian history and traditions. The book Following the cap-figure in Majapahit temple reliefs, based on her PhD thesis, was published by Brill in Leiden/Netherlands in 2013, followed by the Indonesian translation published by EFEO (École française d'Extrême-Orient) Jakarta in 2014. She published a number of articles and books on the topics of her interest and expertise, in German, English and Indonesian language, and she gave lectures in different countries.
Since 2003 she has been teaching Indonesian Language at German universities and institutes, and lecturing on Javanese culture and ancient Javanese art, among others at the department of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Frankfurt, at the University of Heidelberg, and at the University of Bonn.
She has been translating Indonesian papers and articles into English and German, and also works as a translator in court affairs. For Frankfurt Bookfair 2015 - "Indonesia as Guest of Honour" - she translated the book Perfect & Other Stories by Avianti Armand; for the 15th Documenta in Kassel 2023 she translated articles for Majalah Lumbung, in both cases from Indonesian into German.
In recent time she looks at the history of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, the current debates between the two countries, and the questions on restitution of objects.
In the pitching session on 29 June 2023 she presented:
Cloves for Kolosia (novel) by Hanna Rambe, Indonesia
In the pitching session on 3 March 2022 she introduced:
Tembang dan Perang (novel) by Junaedi Setiyono, Indonesia
For further information please contact:
Dr Lydia Kieven
Tel. +49 (0)221 409626 /
Mob. +49 (0)176 504 666 04
Website: www.lydia-kieven.com
© Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Dr Lydia Kieven
Lydia Kieven, born in Germany in 1956, obtained her PhD degree in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney. She lives in Cologne/Germany. She is an expert in ancient Javanese art, and Indonesian history and traditions. The book Following the cap-figure in Majapahit temple reliefs, based on her PhD thesis, was published by Brill in Leiden/Netherlands in 2013, followed by the Indonesian translation published by EFEO (École française d'Extrême-Orient) Jakarta in 2014. She published a number of articles and books on the topics of her interest and expertise, in German, English and Indonesian language, and she gave lectures in different countries.
Since 2003 she has been teaching Indonesian Language at German universities and institutes, and lecturing on Javanese culture and ancient Javanese art, among others at the department of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Frankfurt, at the University of Heidelberg, and at the University of Bonn.
She has been translating Indonesian papers and articles into English and German, and also works as a translator in court affairs. For Frankfurt Bookfair 2015 - "Indonesia as Guest of Honour" - she translated the book Perfect & Other Stories by Avianti Armand; for the 15th Documenta in Kassel 2023 she translated articles for Majalah Lumbung, in both cases from Indonesian into German.
In recent time she looks at the history of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, the current debates between the two countries, and the questions on restitution of objects.
In the pitching session on 29 June 2023 she presented:
Cloves for Kolosia (novel) by Hanna Rambe, Indonesia
In the pitching session on 3 March 2022 she introduced:
Tembang dan Perang (novel) by Junaedi Setiyono, Indonesia
For further information please contact:
Dr Lydia Kieven
Tel. +49 (0)221 409626 /
Mob. +49 (0)176 504 666 04
Website: www.lydia-kieven.com
© Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
