Episode 73: Namibia: Herero Protest, Prophecy and Private Archives




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Summary: Red/White Flag Herero: courtesy Dag Henrichsen Dag Henrichsen (Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Basel) on protest and prophecy among Herero intellectuals in 1940s Namibia. Also discussed are the 1904-5 German genocide, construction of Herero modernity, private archives, popular culture, Namibian historiography, and how Namibians conceptualized a “South African Empire.”