Author Sjoerd Jaarsma
In the first week of April, Mapping Slavery NL together with LM Publishers will launch a new book, entitled ‘Gids Slavernijverleden Nederland | Guide The Netherlands Slavery Heritage’. The official launch of the book will take place on Friday April 5th, 4 PM, at the National Archives in The Hague. This bilingual guide (Dutch and English)
Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Interactive toegevoegd aan tentoonstelling Heden van het Slavernijverleden van het Tropenmuseum te Amsterdam. 30 september jl. is in het Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam een
Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Op 24 november 2018 plaatste Mapping Slavery NL in samenwerking met de gemeente Utrecht markeringen in de openbare ruimte, die verwijzen naar
Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Het Nederlandse koloniale verleden inclusief het slavernijverleden worden nauwelijks gezien als integraal onderdeel van de Nederlandse geschiedenis. Bovendien is het een verleden waar
On Keti Koti, meaning ‘broken chains,’ we commemorate those who lived in slavery and celebrate the abolition of slavery on July 1st, 1863. All throughout the Netherlands people come together to remember those who were enslaved and contemplate what living in freedom means to them. Below you find an overview of events and activities organized
Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Drie Vrouwen, de nieuwe film van Ida Does wordt 8 maart, internationale vrouwendag, vertoond in Pakhuis De Zwijger. Mapping Slavery is mede-organisator.
Mapping Slavery’s Nancy Jouwe took history professor Maarten van Rossem on the ‘Sporen van Slavernij’ tour through Utrecht, highlighting slavery heritage. RTV Utrecht produced a video of their educational walk in Dutch, as part of their show “van Rossem Vertelt“. Together they walk past important slavery heritage in Utrecht, like Eduard van Akaboa’s former street,
Recording of the presentation of our newest publication ‘Dutch New York Histories’ at the Schomburg Center, New York, on August 6, 2017:
Dutch rule in New Amsterdam and New Netherland (1609-1664) was short in comparison to other colonial empires, but it has had a lasting cultural impact seen in present-day street names, cities monuments, and more. A new book, Dutch New York Histories, authored and presented by members of the Mapping Slavery Project, explores the connections between African, Native American, and
DESCRIPTION You’re cordially invited to a free symposium on December 5,2016: New Horizons: Mapping Slavery Project in New York – Connecting Dutch, African and Native American Heritage More insight is needed about how the interwined structures of colonialism and race were formed, and how this ‘cultural archive’ continues to influence our lives today. The connected
