Tuning in: Darimana? by Tineke E. Jansen

The book Tuning in: Darimana? revolves around a collection of 70 tapes with voices of Indonesian-Chinese women–an audio archive which finds its origins 40 years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia. When revisiting these tapes made by Tineke E. Jansen between 1980 and 1995. On Tineke’s audio recordings, Indonesian-Chinese women talk about their migration to the Netherlands in the ’50s and ’60s, about family, upbringing, and their experience with racism. Tamara Hartman speaks with Tineke, who shares her views on oral history, Black feminism in the Netherlands, and migration. Their conversation is framed by two archival texts which draw on the recorded stories: A reprint of an article published in feminist magazine Lover (1991) and a text that was once orally presented, but never published, titled Herlina Yang Tercinta (1994).

Eds. Tamara Hartman, Tabea Nixdorff, Tineke E. Jansen

120 p, ills bw, 16 × 23,7 cm, Dutch/English

Published Archival Textures