Renders / Dewulf The Congo in Flemish Literature

An Anthology of Flemish Prose on the Congo, 1870s - 1990s
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-94-6166-336-8
Verlag: Leuven University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

First-ever anthology of Flemish Congo prose

This book presents the first anthology of Flemish prose on the Congo, the former colony of Belgium, in English translation. Because of the Dutch language barrier, Flemish literature on the Congo has traditionally remained inaccessible to and thus neglected by international scholarship, as opposed to French or English prose on this part of the African continent. That this particular perspective has thus far remained underexposed, or even disregarded, is all the more regrettable in light of the fact that the vast majority of Belgians who went to work in the African colony came from Flanders. The Congo in Flemish Literature now represents a key step towards filling this lacuna by providing an overview of the different societal attitudes towards the colonial undertaking prevailing in Belgium during and after the colonial era, the way the relationship between Belgium and the Congo changed over time, subject to the zeitgeist and sociopolitical and economic developments, and the individual authors' varying points of view with regard to the colonisation. Flemish Congo prose offers a fascinating glimpse into Belgium’s colonial past and legacy, primarily during the colonial era, but also at the time of its violent aftermath following Congolese independence on 30 June 1960, and well into the following decades.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Renders, Luc

Dewulf, Jeroen

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tarplee, Grady

Dulac, L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Postkoloniale Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Niederländische und Flämische Literaturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1
THE CONGO IN FLEMISH LITERATURE 1. Flemish Literature 2. The Colonial Era 3. The Postcolonial Period 4. Conclusion

PART 2SELECTED EXTRACTS OF FLEMISH PROSE Aldemar-Camille van der Cruyssen A Peaceful Crusade

Cyriel Buysse White Depravity

Pieter Danco A Mini-Europe in the Tropics

Pieter de Mey A Giant Step for Civilization

Constant De Deken A Missionary with a Cause

Henri van Booven No Place for Europeans

Henri Bossaerts White Injustice

Leo Bittremieux Light in the Darkness

Ernest Tilemans True Interracial Love

René Poortmans Under the Leaden Sun

Jean Gustave Schoup A Tragic Fate

Adolf Verreet Paternalistic Benevolence

Bert Nacht No Place like Home

Alfons Walschap Inner Conflict

Gerard Walschap A Humane Approach to Colonization

Jac. Bergeyck From a Congolese Perspective

Piet van Aken Cynical Power Struggles

Jan van den Weghe A Plea for Cooperation

Robrecht De Sadeleer The Disillusionment of the Colonial

Daisy Ver Boven Friendship between Black and White

Jef Geeraerts Paradise Lost

Paul Brondeel The Agony of a Nobody

Lieve Joris In Search of the Real Congo

Marcus Leroy Political Games

List of References

Über Autor(innen)

Dewulf, Jeroen
Jeroen Dewulf is Queen Beatrix professor in Dutch Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Renders, Luc
Luc Renders is professor emeritus of Hasselt University.