Decolonizing the narrative of Portuguese empire 1
Life stories of African presence, heritage and memory
Cristiano Gianolla, Giuseppina Raggi, Lorena Sancho Querol
Britta Timm Knudsen, John R. Oldfield, Elizabeth Buettner and Elvan Zabynuan (org.), Decolonizing Colonial Heritage. New Agendas, Actors and Practices in and beyond Europe. New York: Routledge, 81-103 (e-book 2021)
2021-06-01
ABSTRACT
The Ribeira (riverside) area represents the most symbolic place of colonialism in Lisbon. It served as the literal point of departure for Portuguese overseas conquests, the establishment of the oldest European colonial empire and the enslavement of c. six million Africans. The consequences of this difficult past deeply mark the character of the Authorized Heritage Discourse and still(...)