Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West AfricaFerdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands Routledge, 3 jun 2016 - 270 pagina's Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts—often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities—markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana. |
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Charlotte | |
Old Origins New Imaginaries | |
Tracing the Heritage of Slavery in Ghana | |
Heritage Photography and the Politics | |
Materiality and Conservation | |
Contradictions of Conservation | |
Recognition and Reconciliation | |
The Politics of Heritage in PostSocialist | |
Materializing and Mediating | |
About the Contributors | |
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Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa Ferdinand de Jong,Michael Rowlands Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2016 |
RECLAIMING HERITAGE: ALTERNATIVE IMAGINARIES OF MEMORY IN WEST AFRICA Ferdinand de Jong Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2009 |
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Accra African American ªGreek Alexandria Algeria ªnative ancient ªnew Anthropology ªothering archaeological architecture archive argues Assin Manso ªtaking ªThe authentic Baga Bai Bureh Cambridge claim Coast collective memory colonial commemoration conflict contemporary context Cotton Tree cultural heritage Derrida Diaspora Diop discourse Djenné Egypt European Fanon Figure Ghana Ghanaian global History of Osogbo ibid identify identity images initiation institutions intangible heritage Islamic jeli Joseph Project Kankurang Kankurang performance landscape Laroye Leone«s London Mali Mali«s Malian Mandinko masked performance masquerade Matanmi memory-work modern monuments mosque Museum Naas narrative national culture objectification official Osogbo Osogbo Heritage Council Osun Osun grove past photograph pilgrimage political postcolonial programme regime representation restoration ritual Salaga Sartre Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean Slave Route slavery social strategy tangible heritage technologies Terroir Touré Tourism town tradition transatlantic slave trade transformation UNESCO University Press violence Wenger World Heritage World Heritage Sites Yoruba Ziguinchor