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A lecture by Enrique Okenve about Fang and Central African peoples' representation in the colonial archives.

Introduced by Leo Douglas (NYU).

Enrique Okenve teaches African history and research methods in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (Jamaica).

A child of the Nzomo clan and Africa’s post-independence exile, he was born in Spain. There, he grew up aware of his belonging to Equatorial Guinea, while learning about his family’s opposition to colonialism and the successive dictators that have plagued the country since its independence from Spain. His cross-disciplinary research focuses on 19th and 20 th century West Central Africa and relies heavily on oral history. His publications include articles and book chapters in English and Spanish.

He has recently completed a book manuscript that explores the development of tradition as an ideological tool to resist the Spanish colonial state in Equatorial Guinea and is currently working on a new book project that examines transcontinental ties and the human factor behind the involvement of colonized Africans in the anti-colonial nationalist movement. His work also includes media outreach, having recently hosted a weekly history radio show on one of Jamaica’s radio stations.

This talk includes the screening of Alex Guimerà's Le mal d'Afrique (2006).