Abstract
Lars Jensen will look at how the Danish-USVI discourses of reconciliation, repressed memory, re-engagement and possible re-enactment (2017) may be examined in the wider context of Postcolonial Europe. There are, as implied in this approach, a number of similar types of historical, ethnographic/anthropological, literary and so forth re-examinations taking place in all former European overseas empires (Britain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France and Germany). How might we situate the specific Danish-US Virgin Islands renegotiations in this wider context? What parallels, similarities and differences could be worthwhile exploring, and why is this not only a fruitful, but perhaps also a necessary exercise? Why is examining the post-imperial nation’s process of agonisingly coming to terms with its own history of colonial violence not enough?
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | Jan 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
| Event | The Danish Atlantic - Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Duration: 15 Jan 2016 → 16 Jan 2016 http://readingslavery.au.dk/currently/events/show/artikel/the-danish-atlantic/ (Link to Event) |
Symposium
| Symposium | The Danish Atlantic |
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| Location | Aarhus University |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Aarhus |
| Period | 15/01/2016 → 16/01/2016 |
| Other | A transdisciplinary symposium on the realities and effects of Denmark’s participation in the transatlantic slave trade |
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