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Tapestry project! Join in at Wageningen University!: Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past (Draden van ons Nederlands Slavernijverleden)

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Collaborate and contribute to a monumental tapestry about the Dutch Slavery past. The Cultural Geography Chair Group at Wageningen University and Research is the host and coordinator for the making of a piece of the tapestry of the project  ‘Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past’. In an earlier iteration of the project last Spring we moved around … Continue reading Tapestry project! Join in at Wageningen University!: Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past (Draden van ons Nederlands Slavernijverleden)

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Echoes of In*dependence: Ghana’s 6 March 1957 event @ The Black Archives

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https://www.theblackarchives.nl/echoes-07-03-25.html What does Ghana's independence in 1957 mean to the Ghanaian and African diaspora in this day and age? Are the reverberations of the struggle for independence still felt in the dreams of the diaspora? How do contemporary dreams emerge and to what ends? Can we still find inspiration in the (post)indepedence movement for individual … Continue reading Echoes of In*dependence: Ghana’s 6 March 1957 event @ The Black Archives

Featured interview: slavery heritage tourism in Ghana

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Last week Monday, I had an interview with Ewout Klei of the de Kanttekening media. It was an enjoyable conversation sharing some insights about my ongoing NWO (Dutch Research Council) funded research project on 'Slavery heritage tourism in Ghana-Suriname-Netherlands'. We also touched on my upcoming KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen conference on 'Tourism, … Continue reading Featured interview: slavery heritage tourism in Ghana