(Post-)Ccolonialism between Cameroon and Germany - Science, Knowledge and Justice

In the past few years, Germany has '
witnessed a renewed interest for its
own colonial history. This was also marked
by methodological-theoretical
dialogue between Anglo-American and German
research approaches. The importance
for Germany of its own colonial
past, both in terms of
representation and of its invention as a
nation has shifted to the
centre of discussion. Recent work seeks to
approach German colonial
history from a global historical perspective, in the attempt of
overcoming the legacy of centre-periphery models. Connections and
interrelations between Europe and the rest
of the world are emphasised
and the two areas are observed in their
"shared history" (Cooper/Stoler)
as one analytical field. The objective
of these new approaches is the
overcoming of eurocentric perspectives on
colonial history and thereby
the "provincialisation" of Europe. It
should however be noted that in
this system of knowledge that is beginning
to take shape, scholars from
former German colonial territories (i.e. Cameroon) are still
disconcertingly underrepresented.
This is so despite the longstanding
and lively debates about German colonial history
that take place in the
former colonies, both in the academic
and non-academic environment. The
systems of knowledge relating to the
issue that are found in these
countries consistently fail to gain resonance or recognition in Germany.More information:
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