Companion: The Decolonization of Thought
The performance “Weggefährtin/ Die Dekolonisierung des Denkens” (Companion/ The Decolonization of Thought) by the artist Lysania is about the journey of a figure who explores the facets of his own being through the confrontation with language, the word.
Xaraasi Xanne (Crossing Voices) – Film Screening and Talk
Using rare film, photo and sound archives, Xaraasi Xanne (Crossing Voices) recounts the adventure of Somankidi Coura, an agricultural cooperative founded in 1977 by West African migrant workers in Paris to …
Exhibition opening: My Life Began Several Centuries Ago. An Ecosystem of Circulating Images – With Raphaël Grisey and Bouba Touré
For centuries, the relationship between Africa and Europe has been determined by a hegemonic system of exploitation in the sense of a Western-influenced capitalist plantation logic.
My Life Began Several Centuries Ago. An Ecosystem of Circulating Images – Exhibition
For centuries, the relationship between Africa and Europe has been determined by a hegemonic system of exploitation in the sense of a Western-influenced capitalist plantation logic.
(Post)Colonial Expert Panel meets UNITED NATIONS
The “Decade for People of African Descent” (2015 – 2024) proclaimed by the United Nations commits all member states to promote the rights and recognition of people of African descent and to combat discrimination and racism. Cologne is participating in the implementation and has set itself the goal of coming to terms with the city’s (post)colonial heritage
Workshop: The legacy of colonialism and slavery
The legacy of colonialism and slavery – Which aspects are still relevant today? And what implications can be derived from this? In the interactive and participatory workshop we want to deal with the legacy of colonialism and slavery
Tigrinya for beginners – introductory course
Kemey wʕilka! Tigrinya is a Semitic language that is the official language of Eritrea and the mother tongue of a large part of the population in Ethiopia….
Bambara for beginners – introductory course
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Bambara is the largest lingua franca of Mali and is also spoken in eastern Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Gambia.
In Germany, Bambara is mainly…
(Ki)swahili for beginners – introductory course
Karibuni sana! With more than 200 million speakers, (Ki)swahili is one of the ten most widely spoken languages in the world and the most widely spoken language in Africa.
Twi for beginners – introductory course
Maaha! Twi is one of the official languages in Ghana. Ghanaians form the largest African minority in Germany, soTwi is also spoken in Germany.