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1 - 3 June 2006
Shared History/ Decolonizing the image
On the Visual Representation of Decolonisation and its Legacy.

The conference takes a look at the images (photographs, documentaries, films) that have shaped the general imagination of decolonisation, in particular, but not exclusively in Algeria and France and in Indonesia and the Netherlands. Guest speakers coming from different countries and backgrounds have been invited to reflect upon the way those images are used to represent, remember and come to terms with processes of decolonisation. While there are many publications that investigate the role of literature in these processes, little is known about the role of images. Various topics can be addressed: What is the specific role of the image? Who ‘speaks’ through it? How can images be (re)appropriated? What do we talk about when we say ‘images or representations of decolonisation’?
In line with contemporary ideas about visual culture the conference will reflect upon the representations of decolonisation in the broadest sense. While the main focus is on films, photographs and art works, several panels and lectures and presentations will also discuss how literature, architecture and museum displays also enable to represent and visualise processes of decolonisation or their after-effects. In addition, although our focus is on processes of decolonisation, we are aware that these are inseparable from close reading or colonial images and imaginations. Therewith several contributions in the conference critically analyse colonial imaginations in order to decolonise these images and thus explore the idea of a shared history.
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