private memories from the Congo freestate and German East Africa (1884–1914)
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Natermann, Diana Miryong
- Publish Year
- 2018
- Shelfmark
- WER 1D 2018
- Thesaurus
- kolonialisme, etnische verhoudingen, identiteit, migratie, Afrika, Europa, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw, egodocument
- Description
- Book about the colonial history from a whiteness studies perspective. It focuses on the experiences and perceptions of colonisers and the way they described their identities in Africa. The transcolonial approach is based on egodocuments from Belgian, German and Swedish men and women who migrated to Central Africa for several reasons such as social betterment or new gender roles. The author presents how colonisers constructed their whiteness related to people of lower status in everyday situations, connected tot friendships, gender and food.