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Shaping the future by reclaiming the past? The role of historical culture in the recognition struggles of the Sub-Saharan African diaspora in Belgium (1990 – present)
Code
01D02917
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Curatorial and related studies
    • History
    • Other history and archaeology
    • Art studies and sciences
    • Artistic design
    • Audiovisual art and digital media
    • Heritage
    • Music
    • Theatre and performance
    • Visual arts
    • Other arts
    • Product development
    • Study of regions
  • Social sciences
    • Economic history
Keywords
Belgian African diaspora new social movements practical uses of the past recognition politics politics of the past historical culture
 
Project description

This project investigates how activists of the Sub-Saharan African diaspora in Belgium have used historical culture to claim recognition for their minority group since the 1990s. Combining oral history, participant observation and the analysis of documentary sources, the project will contribute to the empirical study of the politics of the past and recognition politics as new forms of political claim-making.