Colonial Legacy (Koloniales Erbe) Archives

Historiopraxis: Zur Analyse pluralistischer Geschichtspraktiken

For the past two years, a ship in Hamburg has been seen as a symbol of Hamburg’s cosmopolitanism and as a sign of colonial oppression.

Step into one of the most controversial realms where – in Palestine and Israel – history, religious entitlement and human rights collide.

The images described in this article portray settler violence and subjugation; but also highlight indigenous resistance and knowledge

In Portugal, the restoration or demolition of the landmarks of the ‘Discoveries’ and colonialism has been extensively debated.

Histories, like narratives in general, can foreground or exclude. The choice of narrative subject is an inclusory and an exclusionary gesture.

Quebec’s history curriculum prior to 1996 shows that little consideration was given to Indigenous history.

How can historiography be decolonized in a German institution which is the exhibition site for Berlin’s historical ethnological collections?

The Benin Bronzes have given rise to what is probably the most prominent international discussion concerning looted art.