26 août 2014
fotota, « "Curating an image of Lagos", par Nara Improta, Africa in Words », Fotota, ID : 10670/1.75kypq
"As early as 1886, Lagosian intellectuals were engaged in changing racist and stereotyped ideas of Africa and Africans. They made a conscious effort in showing an intellectual and vibrant city, interconnected to Europe and the Americas. In my thesis Producing Intellectuals (2013) I showed some of these attempts by Lagosians who got involved in anti-slavery and anti-racist movements. Here, in this post, I would like to talk about one of my favourites: the image of Lagos curated for the Colonia...