Professor Wijnie de Groot, instructor of Dutch at Columbia University, speaks about how the Dutch 17th century, and the powerful reach of the Dutch East India company, have had an enduring yet often unrecognized influence on our modern, interconnected world. She discusses her class on reading documents from this time, which is a skill that few possess, despite the existence of an expansive archive of written and printed materials. She also talks about the status of the Dutch language today.
