Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Kulturen der Welt
Besucheranschrift
Cäcilienstraße 29-3350667 Köln
Postanschrift
Leonhard-Tietz-Straße 1050676 Köln
Tel.:
(0221) 221-31356Fax:
(0221) 221-31333e-Mail:
rjm@stadt-koeln.deInternet:
www.rautenstrauch-joest-museum.de
Lecture: Getting the Archaeological Past to Work for the Future in Eastern Africa
21.03.2019, 19:00
Lesung
Beschreibung
Paul Lane, Oppenheimer Professor of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa, University of Cambridge und Professor of Global Archaeology, Uppsala UniversityResearching Africa’s pasts through archaeology and oral history has long been celebrated as a means to recover a sense of dignity, belonging and accomplishment, in effect righting the wrongs caused by colonial denigration and denial of the African continent’s deep past. While this remains important, new roles for the past in the present are being forged, with a focus on how knowledge about the past can help plan for more sustainable and resilient societies in the future. Drawing on the results of the Resilience in East African Landscapes (REAL) project, this talk will highlight some of the recent contributions of such approaches and the challenges that remain. Emphasis will be placed on the value of adopting deep time perspectives and how such an approach can reveal the processes and agents involved in the creation of East Africa’s
biocultural heritage and its evaluation by different communities
and stakeholders.
Eintritt frei
Ort: Bibliothek