Postcolonial Memory in the Netherlands

Meaningful Voices, Meaningful Silences

AvGerlov van Engelenhoven

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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This book is about postcolonial memory in the Netherlands. This term refers to conflicts in contemporary society about how the colonial past should be remembered.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-12
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Heritage and Memory Studies
Antal sidor:162
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789463726177

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Gerlov van Engelenhoven is an assistant professor at Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), teaching courses on postcolonial memory, law & culture, and cultural interaction. From 2024-2028 he will run a new research project on Silence as Empowerment in Contemporary Dutch Postcolonial Memory, funded by NWO through a Veni-grant.

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Table of contents Acknowledgments Introduction Postcolonial memory in the Netherlands: Meaningful voices; meaningful silences Chapter one Two cases of Moluccan identity articulation: Deceptive voices and empowering silences in individual and collective self-representation Chapter two The case of the train hijackings: Appropriated voices and protective silences in media representation Chapter three The case of Jan Pieterszoon Coen’s statue: Repressive voices and resistant silences in public space Chapter four The case of De Grauwe Eeuw: Disruptive voices and silences in social activism Conclusion Beyond logocentrism Epilogue “East Indian deafness” Works cited Index