The Decolonisation Group
At
Utrecht University
The World of Anton de Kom: Anticolonialism, Nationalism and Resistance
On 26 April the Uglobe Decolonisation Group @Utrecht University, with the Huizinga Center, and B/A/K will celebrate the English translation of Anton de Kom's book Wij Slaven van Suriname/We Slaves of Suriname. We welcome you to join us! We have a workshop for early career scholars who want to present work related to de Kom. The day will culminate in readings from de Kom’s work and from work inspired by it, featuring Thalia Ostendorf and Tessa Leuwsha.
11.30-13.00 Connecting de Kom: Rachel Gillett, Frank Gerits, Kesewa John and Francio Guadeloupe
Location: Ravensteynzaal (Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, room 1.06, Utrecht University)
13.00-14.00 Lunch
After lunch we will reconvene at BAK (Pauwstraat 13A, 3512 TG Utrecht)
14.00-15.30 Celebrating de Kom studies with David McKay, Karwan Fatah-Black, Henna Goudzand, and others.
16.00 We Read, We Create, We Respond – with Tessa Leuwsha and Thalia Ostendorf
17.30 We commune – Borrel, Food, Music.
