91福利

'Central Africa and Belgium: Empire and Postcolonial Resonance' [91福利, School of Modern Languages & Cultures – supported by the Institute of Advanced Studies] – 17-18 September 2020

Programme

Thursday 17 September

9.30 – 9.50 Pierre-Philippe Fraiture (91福利)

鈥业苍迟谤辞诲耻肠迟颈辞苍鈥�

10.00-10.35 Yvette Hutchison (91福利)

鈥楶erformative Challenges to Belgium鈥檚 Colonial Amnesia: Monuments, Museums and Resonant Spaces鈥�

10.40-11.15 Ma毛line Le Lay (IFRA, Nairobi)

 鈥�Landscaping and Escaping the Colony in Mudimbe鈥檚, Ruti鈥檚 and Nayigiziki鈥檚 W辞谤办蝉鈥�

11.30-12.05 Nicki Hitchcott (University of St Andrews)

鈥業mperial Fictions: Belgian Novels about Rwanda鈥�

12.10-12.45 Sky Herington (91福利)

鈥樷�淒epuis la Flamandchourie鈥�: Legacies of Belgian Colonialism in Sony Labou Tansi鈥檚 Writing鈥�

1.30-2.05 D贸nal Hassett (University of Cork)

鈥楳ust Leopold Fall? The Renovation of the AfricaMuseum and Belgium鈥檚 Place in International Debates on the Decolonisation of Public Heritage鈥�

2.10.-2.45 Hannah Grayson (University of Stirling)

鈥楻茅cit d鈥檈nfance, r茅cit de distance. Gaby as implicated subject in Ga毛l Faye鈥檚 Petit Pays鈥�

 

Friday 18 September

9.30-10.05 Reuben Loffman (Queen Mary University of London)

鈥楲iving in the Ruins of Empire: The Persistence of 鈥楪rey鈥� Colonial Architecture in Kongolo, Tanganyika, DR-Congo鈥�

10.10-10.45 Sarah Arens (University of St Andrews)

鈥楶utting 鈥淎griculture鈥� back into 鈥淐ulture鈥�: World Fairs, Contact Zones, and Postcolonial Resonances in Belgium鈥�

11.00-11.35 Sammy Baloji:

Title: Questions & Answer session on 惭茅尘辞颈谤别 (2006), a film by S. Baloji. Synopsis: 惭茅尘辞颈谤别 is an artist film addressing colonial violence, the shattered dreams of independence, and the postcolonial political fallout in the current Democratic Republic of Congo. 惭茅尘辞颈谤别 is a beautifully crafted and abstracted artist's video that was shot in collaboration with the fellow Congolese performance artist Faustin Linyekula. Sammy Baloji鈥檚 work shines a powerful spotlight on contemporary Congolese reality. It interrogates the abuse of power and its legacy, revealing the devastating impact that exploitative cultures have on both society and the environment. It calls for greater awareness of the local consequences of 鈥榙evelopment鈥� and highlights the rights of local people. Baloji creates videos that investigate the body, and, despite restrictions on photographing public sites, he produces images of the Congo鈥檚 urban architecture. His work is raising social consciousness and stimulating artistic development in the Katanga region, a locus for colonial and post-colonial exploitation of its mineral wealth

11.40-12.15: Bambi Ceuppens (Royal Museum for Central Africa)

鈥楾he Congoscene at the time of the Congocene鈥�

1.00-1.35 Catherine Gilbert (Newcastle University)

鈥楪enocide Education in Francophone Schools in Belgium鈥�

1.40-2.15: Rob Burroughs (Leeds Beckett University)

鈥業nside Congo House: Britain and Central Africa in History and Memory鈥�

2.20-2.55: Brian Murray (King鈥檚 College London)

鈥楾he Journeys of 鈥楰alulu鈥� and Saleh Bin Osman: African Travellers in the Archive of Exploration鈥�

3.05-3.20 Pierre-Philippe Fraiture

鈥楥oncluding remarks鈥� – looking ahead.