Utrecht University
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Unsettling Knowledge Microcast #5: Exploring the Life of Anton de Kom Through One Book, One Campus
5 minutes Posted May 27, 2024 at 7:39 am.
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In this episode, Dr. Rachel Gillett is joined by Dr. Agnes Andeweg and students Maren Smith and Amanda Annemans to discuss the annual reading event 'One Book, One Campus'. A large focus in this conversation is this year’s selection: We Slaves of Suriname, the 1934 book by Anton de Kom, providing a scathing history of three centuries of Dutch colonial rule. This episode is part of our series of Microcasts, where we revisit the key points of an episode in a conversation in another language. To listen to the full episode about One Book, One Campus, check out Episode #21.
If you want to continue learning more about topics covered in today’s conversation, we’d recommend checking out:
- The official One Book, One Campus resource guide: https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/Resource%20Guide%20-%20We%20Slaves%20of%20Suriname%20-%20DEF.pdf
- “Anton de Kom and the Formative Phase of Surinamese Decolonization” (2009) by Peter Meel https://brill.com/view/journals/nwig/83/3-4/article-p249_3.xml
- “Citizenship Violence and the Afterlives of Dutch Colonialism: Rereading Anton de Kom” (2023) by Guno Jones https://read.dukeupress.edu/small-axe/article-abstract/27/1%20(70)/100/355161/Citizenship-Violence-and-the-Afterlives-of-Dutch
- “Appropriating Anton de Kom Today: Canonization, Translation, Celebration” (2023) by Karwan Fatah-Black https://read.dukeupress.edu/small-axe/article-abstract/27/1%20(70)/78/355159/Appropriating-Anton-de-Kom-TodayCanonization
Get your own copy of We Slaves of Suriname here: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/equality-diversity-inclusion/edi-for-you/activities/one-book-one-campus
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Brought to you by the UGlobe Decolonisation Group
Hosted by Dr. Rachel Gillett, Maren Smith and Amanda Annemans
Sound by Maren Smith
Music by CarlosCarty (CC-BY-3.0)
Special thanks to our guest Dr. Agnes Andeweg