Tracing Slavery

The Politics of Atlantic Memory in The Netherlands
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-160-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

Reihe: EASA Series

Looking at the ways in which the memory of slavery affects present-day relations in Amsterdam, this ethnographic account reveals a paradox: while there is growing official attention to the country’s slavery past (monuments, festivals, ritual occasions), many interlocutors showed little interest in the topic. Developing the notion of “trace” as a seminal notion to explore this paradox, this book follows the issue of slavery in everyday realities and offers a fine-grained ethnography of how people refer to this past – often in almost unconscious ways – and weave it into their perceptions of present-day issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Balkenhol, Markus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Sklaverei
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Politics of Autochthony

Chapter 2. Negotiating Colonial Geographies

Chapter 3. Practices of Diaspora.

Chapter 4. Kaskawina – Politics of a Lower Frequency

Chapter 5. Doing Cultural Heritage: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Authentication

Conclusion

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Balkenhol, Markus
Markus Balkenhol is a researcher at Meertens Institute. His most recent publications include Atlantic Perspectives: Places, Spirits and Heritage, co-edited with Ruy Llera Blanes and Ramon Sarró, (2019, Berghahn Books).