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‘White is not a color’ - An interview with author and psychoanalyst Grada Kilomba

The following interview with Dr. Grada Kilomba, author of “Plantation Memories – Episodes of Every Day Racism” was first published by The African Times, the interview was conducted by Stefanie Hirsbrunner. Grada Kilomba's roots are in São Tomé e Príncipe and... |+| read article

Afrika in der NS-Planung eines grossgermanischen Reiches

Vortrag von Prof. Kum'a Ndumbe III. im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe "Afrika im Zweiten Weltkrieg" in Berlin, am 2. September 2009 in den Uferhallen. Prof. Kum'a Ndumbe III. ist Historiker und Politikwissenschaftler und lehrt zurzeit an der... |+| read article

Video: Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

In this fascinating talk, Nigerian Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. Published by... |+| read article

Whiteness without apartheid: the limits of racial freedom

South Africa's vital project of "transformation" needs to become a sustained effort to move beyond racial categories if it is to be a vehicle for the achievement of a democratic and equal society, says Achille Mbembe. Published by... |+| read article

The Mask: Remembering Slavery, Understanding Trauma

This essay by Grada Kilomba was presented to the Bicentenary of the Abolishment of the Atlantic Slave Trade, at the National Maritime Museum, in London. The mask, she writes, symbolizes colonialism. It represents the white sadistic politics of conquest and... |+| read article

Africans in the Academia: Diversity in Adversity

By Grada Kilomba. The following article was presented by the author in the framework of the AfricAvenir Dialogforum on 09 May 2007 at the Heinrich-Böll- Foundation in Berlin. Africans in the Academia: Diversity in Adversity
By Grada... |+| read article

Achille Mbembe: L'Afrique de Nicolas Sarkozy

Achille Mbembe livre ici une critique argumentée du discours adressé à "l'élite de la jeunesse africaine" à Dakar le 26 juillet 2007 par le président de la République française, Nicolas Sarkozy, lors de sa récente visite de travail en Afrique... |+| read article

Wissenschaftskooperation und Rassismus

Hindernisse in der Zusammenarbeit zwischen deutschen und afrikanischen Wissenschaftlern. Artikel von Dr. Michel Foaleng aus epd-Entwicklungspolitik 5/2003, den wir anlässlich seines Vortrags im AfricAvenir Dialogforum am 09. Mai 2007 veröffentlichen.... |+| read article

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