Research

The network project is coordinated by the University of Ghent (UGent), in collaboration with the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) and KASK.

The role of each partner is:

  1. To study the cultural history of the north-east of the Congo and adjacent regions as a contact zone (1800-1960): the development of socio-political institutions and resistance
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    Carried out at UGent, Department of Languages and Cultures
    General coordinator: Prof. Koen Stroeken
    Postdoctoral research: Dr Vicky Van Bockhaven
  2. To obtain insight into collection and research practices of the museum in relation to Belgian colonial politics and within a wider geo-political framework
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    Carried out at the RMCA, Department of Colonial History
    Coordinator: Dr Maarten Couttenier
    Doctoral research: Hannelore Vandenbergen
  3. To develop an understanding of Congolese social memory in relation to the history of encounters
    Carried out at HoGent, KASK School of Arts, Department of Film, Photography and Drama
    Coordinator: Dr Chokri Ben Chikha
    Research in arts: Jean-Michel Kibushi Ndjate Wooto

 

Hannelore Vandenbergen and Vicky Van Bockhaven doing collection research in the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, October 2016.
Hannelore Vandenbergen and Vicky Van Bockhaven doing collection research in the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, October 2016.