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Visualizing empire Africa, Europe and the politics of representation edited by Rebecca Peabody, Steven Nelson, and Dominic Thomas

Author:
Container of (work): Terpak, Frances 1948- French colonial collections at the Getty Research Institute  Search this
Editor:
Peabody, Rebecca  Search this
Nelson, Steven 1962-  Search this
Thomas, Dominic Richard David  Search this
Issuing body:
Getty Research Institute  Search this
Subject:
ACHAC Collection (Getty Research Institute)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 191 pages illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
France
Africa
Afrique
Date:
2021
19th century
20th century
19e siècle
20e siècle
Topic:
Imperialism in popular culture  Search this
Propaganda, French--History  Search this
Impérialisme dans la culture populaire  Search this
Propagande française--Histoire  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration  Search this
French colonies  Search this
Propaganda, French  Search this
Colonies  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146130

Decolonizing Data Algorithms and Society

Author:
Filimowicz, Michael  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (80 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Date:
2023
Topic:
Information technology--Social aspects  Search this
Databases--Social aspects  Search this
Metadata--Social aspects  Search this
Imperialism  Search this
Call number:
HM851 .D436 2023 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161937

Marilyn Nance last day in Lagos Marilyn Nance; edited by Oluremi C. Onabanjo ; [writer of foreword Julie Mehretu]

Title:
Last day in Lagos
Photographer:
Nance, Marilyn 1953-  Search this
Editor:
Onabanjo, Oluremi C  Search this
Writer of foreword:
Mehretu, Julie 1970-  Search this
Subject:
World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (2nd : 1977 : Lagos, Nigeria)  Search this
Physical description:
299 pages illustrations 21 cm
Type:
Books
Photobooks
Date:
2022
Topic:
Documentary photography  Search this
PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157888

George Padmore and Decolonization from Below Pan-Africanism, the Cold War, and the End of Empire Leslie James, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK

Author:
James, Leslie 1980-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 274 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Pays étrangers
Date:
2015
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Nationalism--History  Search this
Decolonization--History  Search this
Pan-Africanism--History  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Nationalisme--Histoire  Search this
Décolonisation--Histoire  Search this
Panafricanisme--Histoire  Search this
Africains  Search this
Autonomy and independence movements  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Nationalism  Search this
Pan-Africanism  Search this
Politics and Government  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145919

Flyer advertising a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters

Created by:
Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980  Search this
Subject of:
Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987  Search this
National United Workers Organization, American, founded 1977  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
fliers (printed matter)
Place used:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Zimbabwe, Africa
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Namibia, Africa
Date:
May 1977
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black power  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Labor  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.27.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Pan Africanism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e825a87-d720-4fac-822e-d1f45b539c4e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.42
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The Routledge companion to indigenous art histories in the United States and Canada edited by Heather Igloliorte and Carla Taunton

Editor:
Igloliorte, Heather L  Search this
Taunton, Carla  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (465 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
United States
Canada
Date:
2022
Topic:
Indian arts  Search this
Indian arts--Historiography  Search this
Call number:
E98.A7 R68 2022 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
3-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161343

Flyer announcing the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the MPLA

Created by:
MPLA Solidarity Committee, American, 1975 - 1976  Search this
Subject of:
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Angolan, founded 1956  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
fliers (printed matter)
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Angola, Central Africa, Africa
Date:
December 12, 1975
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black power  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
International affairs  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.27.62
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Pan Africanism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518fb341c-5713-4070-a61f-4044a95b0747
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.62
Online Media:

Unfixed photography and decolonial imagination in West Africa Jennifer Bajorek

Author:
Bajorek, Jennifer  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 328 pages illustrations, facsimiles, portraits 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Africa, French-speaking West
French-speaking Western Africa
Westafrika
West
Date:
2020
20th century
Topic:
Photography--Political aspects--History  Search this
Photography--Social aspects--History  Search this
Benin  Search this
Senegal  Search this
West Africa  Search this
French-speaking Africa  Search this
decolonization  Search this
democratization  Search this
pictorial works (form)  Search this
Photography--Political aspects  Search this
Photography--Social aspects  Search this
Berichterstattung  Search this
Entkolonialisierung  Search this
Fotografie  Search this
Politik  Search this
Porträtfotografie  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1116422

Out of the dark night essays on decolonization Achille Mbembe

Author:
Mbembe, Achille 1957-  Search this
Translator:
Ginsburg, Daniela  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 269 pages 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Date:
2019
1960-
Topic:
Postcolonialism  Search this
Postcolonialisme  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Politique et gouvernement  Search this
Conditions sociales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146306

Beyond the door of no return confronting hidden colonial histories through contemporary art Selene Wendt

Author:
Wendt, Selene  Search this
Artist:
Akomfrah, John  Search this
Diawara, Manthia 1953-  Search this
Belle, La Vaughn  Search this
Physical description:
151 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2021
21st century
21e siècle
Topic:
Postcolonialism and the arts  Search this
Decolonization in art  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Postcolonialisme et arts  Search this
Décolonisation dans l'art  Search this
Art  Search this
Africa  Search this
visual arts  Search this
artists  Search this
decolonization  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1154332

Creating African fashion histories politics, museums, and sartorial practices edited by JoAnn McGregor, Heather Akou, and Nicola Stylianou

Author:
Creating African Fashion Histories (Conference) ) 2016 : Brighton, England)) author  Search this
Editor:
McGregor, JoAnn  Search this
Akou, Heather Marie  Search this
Stylianou, Nicola  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 350 pages color illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Place:
Africa
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne
Date:
2022
Topic:
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Musées--Gestion des collections  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156401

African indigenous knowledge and the disciplines edited by Gloria Emeagwali, George J. Sefa Dei

Editor:
Emeagwali, Gloria T.,  Search this
Dei, George J. Sefa (George Jerry Sefa) 1954-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 180 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Date:
2014
Topic:
Ethnoscience  Search this
Indigenous peoples--Education  Search this
Ethnosciences  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158192

Walking with Asafo in Ghana an ethnographic account of Kormantse Bentsir warrior music Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum ; with Kormantse Bentsir Scholars

Author:
Aduonum, Ama Oforiwaa  Search this
Physical description:
xxv, 379 pages illustrations, portraits, maps 23 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Music criticism and reviews
Place:
Ghana
Ghāna
Date:
2022
Topic:
Music--History and criticism  Search this
Ethnomusicology  Search this
Walking--Religious aspects  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Musicology  Search this
Musique--Histoire et critique  Search this
Ethnomusicologie  Search this
Music  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159566

Africa, empire and globalization essays in honor of A.G. Hopkins edited by Toyin Falola and Emily Brownell

Author:
Falola, Toyin  Search this
Brownell, Emily  Search this
Hopkins, A. G (Antony G.)  Search this
Physical description:
xxiv, 657 pages illustrations 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Africa
Great Britain
Afrique
Grande-Bretagne
Date:
2011
Topic:
World politics  Search this
Globalization  Search this
Politique mondiale  Search this
Mondialisation  Search this
globalism  Search this
British colonies  Search this
Economic history  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
History  Search this
Colonies  Search this
Conditions économiques  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147803

Women, gender, and sexualities in Africa [edited by] Toyin Falola and Nana Akua Amponsah

Author:
Falola, Toyin  Search this
Amponsah, Nana Akua  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 356 pages illustrations 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Afrika
Date:
2013
Topic:
Sex role  Search this
Gender expression  Search this
Women--Sexual behavior  Search this
Gender identity  Search this
Women's rights  Search this
Gender Identity  Search this
Sexual Behavior  Search this
Women--psychology  Search this
Women's Rights  Search this
Body Image  Search this
Rôle selon le sexe  Search this
Expression de l'identité de genre  Search this
Femmes--Sexualité  Search this
Identité sexuelle  Search this
Femmes--Droits  Search this
sex role  Search this
Soziale Rolle  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159920

Decolonizing the camera

Author:
Sealy, Mark  Search this
Publisher:
Lawrence & Wishart  Search this
Autograph (Organization)  Search this
Physical description:
267 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 22 cm
Type:
Books
Photobooks
Livres de photographies
Date:
2019
19th century
20th century
Topic:
Photography--Social aspects  Search this
Photography--Philosophy  Search this
Photographie--Aspect social  Search this
Photographie--Philosophie  Search this
Photography  Search this
Racism--Political aspects--History  Search this
Imperialism--History  Search this
Racism in art  Search this
Imperialism in art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145916

The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Fiction/Prose with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Eldred Jones on Chinua Achebe (side b)

Title:
Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
Created by:
Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American  Search this
Interview of:
Eldred Jones, PhD, Sierra Leonean, 1925 - 2020  Search this
Subject of:
Olaudah Equiano, 1745 - 1797  Search this
Thomas Mofolo, Basotho, 1876 - 1948  Search this
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian, 1930 - 2013  Search this
Directed by:
Robert Cham  Search this
Medium:
plastic and tape
Dimensions:
H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
Duration (side a): 00:14:50
Duration (side b): 00:14:48
Type:
audiotapes
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
Kenya, East Africa, Africa
Date:
1978
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Radio  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
Object number:
2010.17.1.12a
Restrictions & Rights:
© Brooks B. Robinson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c874cd8b-f458-4c56-adc2-e502c1c23fa5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.17.1.12a
Online Media:

L'Ouverture

Created by:
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000  Search this
Subject of:
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803  Search this
Printed by:
Lou Stovall, American, 1937 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32 1/16 x 21 15/16 in. (81.5 x 55.8 cm)
Type:
screen prints
portraits
Place printed:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1986
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Freedom  Search this
French colonialism  Search this
Men  Search this
Military  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2008.12.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification:
Visual Arts
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53049648e-539d-4eed-a49d-79662b9de5b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.12.1

Dondon

Created by:
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000  Search this
Subject of:
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803  Search this
Printed by:
Lou Stovall, American, 1937 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22 x 32 1/16 in. (55.9 x 81.5 cm)
Type:
screen prints
Place printed:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1992
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Freedom  Search this
French colonialism  Search this
Men  Search this
Military  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2008.12.5
Restrictions & Rights:
© 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59924fb54-4854-4171-8ec9-27c3c70740b9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.12.5

Toussaint at Ennery

Created by:
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000  Search this
Subject of:
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803  Search this
Printed by:
Lou Stovall, American, 1937 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22 x 32 1/16 in. (55.9 x 81.5 cm)
Type:
screen prints
Place printed:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Date:
1989
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Decolonization  Search this
Freedom  Search this
French colonialism  Search this
Men  Search this
Military  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2008.12.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c569846-bf19-4a95-a994-595f99dc0ce7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.12.7

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