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In her essay “Bye-Bye, Babar” (2005), the British author Taiye Selasi describes a new generation of cosmopolitans of African descent who feel as much at home in the metropolitan cities of Africa as they do in Europe or the United States. She calls...
The Congo Tribunal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in natural resources valued at an estimated 300 billion dollars. In light of the rising demand for raw materials around the world in past decades, this wealth in gold, diamonds and coltan has thrown the...
Polyversal Souls in Ghana
The central aim of “Polyversal Souls in Ghana” is to develop a new composition and establish a temporary German-Ghanaian orchestra called “Polyversal Souls”, conducted by Max Weissenfeldt. Weissenfeldt is a highly acclaimed percussionist and a...
In/Audible Sounds
Contemporary pop music from African countries continues to be labelled with stereotypical, exoticised attributes and is frequently reduced to pop-cultural genres like Afrobeat and Afrojazz. Very few people realise, however, that Africa has a diverse...
Believe Tank
The city of Tübingen is not only home to one of the oldest and most prestigious theological faculties, but also the headquarters of the Stiftung Weltethos (World Ethics Foundation), the Centre for Islamic Theology and numerous religious organisations...
Afropean Mimicry & Mockery in Theatre, Performance & Visual Arts
... in Theatre, Performance & Visual Arts Mimicry and mockery form a common thread which runs through centuries of African-European encounter. Appropriation and segregation, demonisation and exaggeration, affirmation and over-affirmation all have a...
Chasing Rainbows
South Africa is witnessing the largest wave of public protests since the end of Apartheid in 1994. In March 2015, a student from the University of Cape Town (UCT) smeared excrement onto a monument of the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes which sparked...
Afro-Tech, and the Future of Re-Invention
Rwanda wants to become Africa’s Silicon Valley. The African Internet market is booming and promises lucrative returns. This development also means that conventions of Western technology are frequently imitated, thereby hindering alternative, radical...
TippingPoint 2008
The conference "Tipping Point 2008 - A Dialogue between Climate Science and the Arts" aimed to encourage artists and researchers to jointly address the issue of climate change. The conference, organized by the British Council, the Potsdam Institute...
The engineers of the "Final Solution"
Topf & Sons - Builders of the Auschwitz Ovens The company Topf & Söhne used to be a normal German business - that is, until it perfected the cremating ovens for Auschwitz. How was it possible that a civilian-owned company could support the SS in...