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Performance/Artistic Intervention Restitution Decolonize

UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 – Decolonizing Restitution

Ayomide Fasedu's spoken word performance was part of UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4, an event that took place on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 4pm to 9pm. In light of the recent returns of the Benin Bronzes from Germany to Nigeria, UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 focused on the theme Resitution. Read more

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Restitution Talk Decolonize

UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 – Decolonizing Restitution

Second Panel with Tracian Meikle, Olufisayo Bakare, Matthew Blaise and Brenda Fashugba. In the light of the most recent returns of Benin Bronzes from Germany to Nigeria, UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 focuses on the topic of restitution. Read more

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Restitution Talk Decolonize

UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 – Decolonizing Restitution

First Panel with Wale Lawal, Dr. Oluwatoyin Sogbesan, Sarafadeen Bello and Femi Johnson. In the light of the most recent returns of Benin Bronzes from Germany to Nigeria, UNEXPECTED LESSONS #4 focuses on the topic of restitution. Read more

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Talk Decolonize

UNEXPECTED LESSONS #3 – Decolonizing Romantik

Awakening, nostalgia and nationalism, Orientalism and the mystification of nature — How did Romantic Europe look at the world? And how does Romanticism shape Europe's self-image today? Read more

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Performance/Artistic Intervention

UNEXPECTED LESSONS #3 – Decolonizing Romantik

Awakening, nostalgia and nationalism, Orientalism and the mystification of nature — How did Romantic Europe look at the world? And how does Romanticism shape Europe's self-image today? Read more

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