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Congo crisis Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Sandro and Matthijs

Presenting Patrice Lumumba: an Introduction

Intro Visual representations surrounding Lumumba consist of a high level of factors and historical perspective and the way in which ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Sandro and Matthijs

Lumumba: Bibliography

Literature- Andrews, Kehinde ‘We need to revive the revolutionary spirit of the Pan-African Congress’, The Guardian: Opinion (15-10-2015) retrieved on ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

Introduction

Here we see Mobutu’s first depiction on the canvas as an earnest looking young journalist turned party activist, standing right ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

In Conclusion…

In this essay we have followed the historic path of Mobutu as drawn by genre artist Sapin Makengele. We have ...

Congo crisis Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

Mobutu: The Practice and Reception of Power

In this project we look at the history of Mobutu. We follow his path through Sapin Makengele's canvas. The project ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

Mobutu in Congolese Art

Tshibumba was a Congolese artist and self-proclaimed historian. His beginnings as a Congolese historian were the fruit of a series ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

Bibliography

Blommaert, J., 2004. Grassroots Historiography and the Problem of Voice: Tshibumba’s Histoire du Zaïre. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 14, 6–23.Conférence ...

Negotiating Power in Africa

January 21, 2019

Florian Janyszek

Authenticité, Mobutism and Art

Under Motubu’s rule, the creation of art and cultural heritage had two major roles for the government. One of those ...