De representatie van Oost-Afrika en Arabo-Swahili in het AfricaMuseum (1897-2019)
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12.30 - 13.30
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In Dutch
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Maarten Couttenier
Since its foundation, the AfricaMuseum helped to create a negative image of ‘the Arabs’ in Eastern and Central Africa, in which the ‘barbary’ of the others highlighted the ‘civilization’ of the West. Acting as a rift zone, the museum also created an artificial barrier between East and Central Africa and a cleavage between African reality and European public. Direct contact with Congolese people was avoided and, under the influence of colonial propaganda, only a selective image of the Congo was exhibited.
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About the speaker
Maarten Couttenier is an anthropologist and a historian at the History and Politics service of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Fields of study: museum history, colonial sciences, colonial culture and African history.
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Join us each month for an exciting talk about one particular aspect of the permanent exhibition! Take a look behind the scenes of the AfricaMuseum and discover the work of its scientists and its collaboration with African artists.
Nouvelles approches de la longue histoire de l'Afrique centrale
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12.30 - 13.30
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In French
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Alexandre Livingstone Smith
The history of Central Africa is long and rich. To study that history, scientists of the museum and of other research institutes work in multidisciplinary teams, involving archaeologists, botanists, linguists, historians, zoologists, etc. This lecture offers an overview of the work of researchers who are passionate about African history.
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Alexandre Livingstone Smith studied Art History and Archaeology at the Université libre de Bruxelles. After a research visit in Oxford at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art (1990-1992), he returned to Belgium to take part in salvage excavations along the railroad line of the TGV. He then did a PhD on pottery technology in sub-Saharan Africa at the ULB in 1996. Afterwards he was involved in several research projects at the RMCA. He has been a member of the Heritage Studies service of the RMCA since 2008.
MuseumTalks
Join us each month for an exciting talk about one particular aspect of the permanent exhibition! Take a look behind the scenes of the AfricaMuseum and discover the work of its scientists and its collaboration with African artists.
Landslides have numerous impacts in the East African Rift. Discover the latest developments in the study of these natural hazards in this part of Africa, where millions of people live under threat.
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Olivier Dewitte is a geographer at the Earth Sciences Department of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. His research investigates natural hazards in the context of a changing environment. His current research interests mainly focus on landslides and soil erosion in several regions of Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda).
MuseumTalks
Join us each month for an exciting talk about one particular aspect of the permanent exhibition! Take a look behind the scenes of the AfricaMuseum and discover the work of its scientists and its collaboration with African artists.
