Dr. Gerlov van Engelenhoven is an Assistant Professor at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). His research focuses on postcolonial heritage and cultural memory.

As part of his current research project, he presents the ten-part video podcast series Listening to Silences (Luisteren naar Stiltes), in which he speaks with decolonial artists and activists about their active, meaningful, and productive use of silence and quietness in their work and practice.

He also hosts several episodes of the video podcast Unboxing: Unpacked Stories (Unboxing: Uitgepakte Verhalen), a series produced in collaboration with the Maluku Museum (Museum Maluku). In this series, he discusses issues surrounding intangible cultural heritage with other members of the Moluccan community in the Netherlands.