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11 May 2022
10:00  - 17:00

Basler Afrika Bibliographien

Organizer:
ZASB/BAB/UNAM/NUST

Colloquium, Workshop

Workshop: Namibian Genocide Survivor Narratives

With Sarala Krishnamurthy (Namibia University of Science and Technology, NUST) and guests

transcription of genocide survivor narrative

Genocide survivor Andreas Kukuri’s narrative (1953, transcription). BAB Archives, PA. 39.

This full day in-person workshop is open for students from all levels and other interested persons. Participants engage with Namibian and other scholars and artists. Sarala Krishnamurthy (Post-colonial Literature, Genocide and Gender Studies, Namibia University of Science and Technology, NUST) will introduce a project on Genocide Survivor Narratives in Namibia, supported by the Carl Schlettwein Foundation (Basel). More intimate discussion groups focus on broader issues such as colonial violence and the archives, narratives, trauma and memorialisations. 

The workshop takes place in the context of the ZASB Research Colloquium “Namibian and Southern African Studies”. Lunch and refreshments are provided. Kindly register with Dag Henrichsen at dh@clutterbaslerafrika.ch.


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