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HS 1228, KG I, Platz der Universität 3, 79098 Freiburg
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Africa Centre for Transregional Research, Research Training Group 2571 "Empires. Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders" & Initiative "De/Coloniality Now"
Kokou Azamede: "Colonial violence and postcolonial identity: in search of self-determination in West Africa"
The effects of German colonialism - exploitation, forced labour, deportations, repression, destruction of traditional order - can still be felt in West Africa today. The inadequacies of African elites in leading their populations out of manifest crises of identity and development are closely linked to this painful history. Post-colonial identity is central to the search for emancipation and suitable development strategies – and this remains characterised by colonial experience. The lecture will outline the socio-cultural changes in the formerly colonised societies and explain how an honest debate about colonial injustice can enable West African societies to reconcile with their broken identity and achieve self-determination.
The academic lecture by Dr Kokou Azamede from the University of Lomé in Togo is being held in cooperation with the Research Training Group 2571 "Empires. Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders" and the initiative "De/Coloniality Now".
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