Decolonizing Heritage: Time to Repair in Senegal

ISBN-13: 9781316514535 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 292 str.

Ferdinand de Jong

Opis

An exploration of how Senegal has decolonised its cultural heritage sites since independence, many of which are remnants of the French empire.

Recenzje

'In this powerful and innovative contribution to the scholarship on heritage and memory in Africa, De Jong reveals the multiple temporalities embedded in Senegalese heritage sites and practices. By unearthing pasts, futures and past futures, he traces histories of decolonization in heritage while resisting easy answers about what colonial legacies or post-colonial politics entail.' Sarah Van Beurden, The Ohio State University

Spis treści

Introduction: Temporalities of repair; 1. History and testimony at the house of slaves; 2. The door of no return: Framing race and reconciliation; 3. Shining lights and their shadows; 4. Prayer of emergency: Black subjects and sufi spirituality; 5. Recycling recognition: The monument as Objet Trouvé; 6. Ruins of utopia: 'Ponty' and the university of the African future; 7. The museum of black civilisations: Race, restitution, repair; Coda: Untimely Utopia; Notes; Bibliography; Index.