Reviewed by Anjeana K. Hans
Hygiene became an organizing principle in Weimar society and culture and shaped the development of cinema in the era.
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Reviewed by Chloé Roberts
Homza’s clear prose and detailed archival work weave a fascinating micro-history into the larger narrative of the early modern witch-hunts.
By Katrin Sieg
European museums have begun to respond to demands for repatriating parts of their collections, serve more demographically diverse constituencies, and perform new civic functions.
Curated by Hélène B. Ducros
Artists use archival photographs to confront histories of domination and cultural eradication from Saamiland to the Maghreb.
By Alexandra Birch
Saami coastal settlements were expropriated by premodern Europeans, who also eradicated Saami ecosystems, religion, and crafts.
By Laura Frey, Vincent Bababoutilabo, and Joel Vogel
People came to Berlin and had to act out the colonial fantasies of the exhibition’s organizers.
By Ana Sladojević
The anti-colonial aspect of the museum was mainly anchored in the prevailing socialist and nonaligned discourse of the time.
Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi
The women of Totope treated Ada as though she had emerged from Mami Ashitey’s own loins. In their eyes, her daily floggings were glowing proof of familiarity and love.
Translated by Nhlanhla Maake
When you are standing on the bank of a river, you see yourself reflected twice, my friend.
