Launch Event for the Second Edition of the Catalogue “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary”
Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, the National Museum of Ethnology, CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (ISEG RESEARCH/ISEG/Universidade de Lisboa) and Edições Colibri are pleased to invite you to the Presentation Ceremony of the revised, expanded and bilingual 2nd Edition of the Catalogue “Desconstruir o Colonialismo, Descolonizar o Imaginário / Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary”, directed by Professor Isabel Castro Henriques, CEsA researcher, with a presentation by Professor Jean-Michel Tali (Universidade de Howard, USA).
The launch event of the 2nd Edition of the Catalogue will be held on 29 May 2025 (Thursday) at 6 p.m., at the National Museum of Ethnology (Av. da Ilha da Madeira – Lisbon).
The book accompanyes the exhibition with the same title open to the public until November 2, 2025, at the National Museum of Ethnology. It features contributions from around 30 researchers who delve into the various themes explored in the exhibition. Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imagination. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities serves as a guide to the exhibition, which was conceived and coordinated by historian Isabel Castro Henriques. The project aims to present key aspects of Portuguese colonialism in Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries. Its objectives are to dismantle the myths created by colonial ideology, decolonize Portuguese imaginations, and contribute—through an accessible and educational approach—to a renewed understanding of Portuguese colonialism.
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Author: CEsA Communication Team (comunicacao@cesa.iseg.ulisboa.pt) with information from the Communication Teams of the National Museum of Ethnology and Edições Colibri
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