Traveling exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonizing the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities” opens at ISEG
CEsA - Center for Studies on Africa and Development/ ISEG Research announces the Opening Session of the traveling exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonizing the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities”, conceived, curated and coordinated by Professor and Researcher Isabel Castro Henriques.
The initiative aims to promote in-depth reflection and contribute to a more critical and informed understanding of Portugal's colonial past.
The session will take place on February 24th, at 16.30, in Francisco Pereira de Moura Library from ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management.
This exhibition proposes a critical reflection on Portuguese colonialism in Africa, promoting debate around its historical narratives, myths and realities, and encouraging an informed and plural analysis of this remarkable period in contemporary history.
The Opening Session will feature speeches by Professor Isabel Castro Henriques (Commissioner and Coordinator of the exhibition), Professor Eduardo Sarmento (President of the SCA), Professor Joao Duque (President of ISEG), Professor Joana Pais (Vice-President of ISEG) and Goncalo de Carvalho Amaro (Director of the National Museum of Ethnology).
The exhibition will be on display at the ISEG Library until April 13th.
