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Talking Objects Join us as we walk around the labs, offices and archives of the Royal Museum for Central Africa to meet the scientists who work here. In this podcast series we explore the fascinating story behind eight objects. Each object was carefully picked by a researcher. Some objects are on d…

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    • Jun 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 14 EPISODES


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    Patrice Lumumba à travers sa dernière lettre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 28:47


    Quelques mois après l'indépendance du Congo, Patrice Lumumba est assassiné. Le politologue Jean Omasombo Tshonda se penche sur sa dernière lettre, écrite quelques jours avant sa mort, pour mieux comprendre qui était Lumumba, ainsi que ses frustrations et ses espoirs d'une véritable indépendance pour son pays. Épisode 4 de la série Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd.

    Op maat van de overheerser: straf en straffeloosheid in de koloniale rechtspraak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 34:46


    Historicus Mathieu Zana Etambala zoomt in op een foto van een gewelddadige represaille door Belgische militairen op Congolese chefs in de Onafhankelijke Congostaat, in de strijd om de ivoorhandel. Hij toont aan hoe de koloniale justitie geen rechtvaardigheid inhield, maar met twee maten en gewichten werkte. Aflevering 3 in de reeks Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd.

    Identités créées, identités encrées

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 30:57


    Le Rwanda a été ajouté officiellement au territoire colonial belge en 1924. Dans cette épisode, l'historien Dantès Singiza évoque le pourquoi et le comment des cartes d'identité devenues obligatoires pour tous les Rwandais, et les conséquences graves qui en ont découlé. Épisode 2 de la série Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd

    Het beeld van Ne Kuko: over koloniale roofkunst & herkomstonderzoek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 22:57


    De herkomst van sommige objecten uit de collectie van het AfricaMuseum is controversieel. Waarom werd cultureel erfgoed geroofd? Historicus en antropoloog Maarten Couttenier traceert haarfijn de gewelddadige geschiedenis van een standbeeld, helemaal terug tot aan het Congolese dorp waar het werd gestolen. Aflevering 1 van de reeks Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd

    Trailer [NL] Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 1:19


    Welke objecten kunnen ons helpen om het koloniale verleden van België beter te begrijpen? En welke belangrijke verhalen vertellen deze voorwerpen over de kolonisatie? Historici en sociale wetenschappers van het AfricaMuseum delen het verhaal achter één voorwerp. Aan de hand daarvan brengen ze fundamentele aspecten van de kolonisatie aan het licht. Tout passe sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd is een tweetalige podcastreeks (Nederlands/Frans).

    Trailer [FR] Tout passe, sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 1:19


    Quels objets peuvent nous aider à mieux comprendre le passé colonial de la Belgique ? Et quelles histoires importantes ces objets nous racontent-ils sur la colonisation ? Des historiens et des chercheurs en sciences sociales de l'AfricaMuseum partagent l'histoire qui se cache derrière un objet. Ce faisant, ils mettent en lumière des aspects fondamentaux de la colonisation. Tout passe sauf le passé | Verteld verleden tijd est une série bilingue (français/néerlandais).

    Goma’s “mystical beast of burden”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 22:00


    In this episode, we will be careening down hills with Theodore Trefon, an expert in environmental governance and development in DRC, as he recounts stories about the chukudu, giant wooden scooters that have been crucial to the development of the city of Goma in DRC. Episode 8 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    Unraveling the notes and scribbles in a linguist’s field notebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 19:36


    What do linguists do when they are on the field? In this episode, contemporary linguist Maud Devos gives us some insight on how her predecessors learned Bantu languages in the 1950ies. Episode 7 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    What can a lion’s skull teach us about population genetics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 14:57


    In this episode we look straight down the maw of a lion. We scrutinize a lion’s skull and learn about population genetics in the context of Tanzanian lions with molecular biologist Nathalie Smitz. Episode 6 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    Volcano maps and trying to predict eruptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 22:50


    How can we improve early warning systems to detect eruptions long before they happen? In this episode we get hot with magma lakes and active volcanoes in the Virunga region with geologist Benoît Smets. Episode 5 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    A new life: aided by conservation, a dance costume moves again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 24:39


    In this episode, we marvel at a dance costume once used by the Pende population in Congo. Object conservator Siska Genbrugge talks about the challenges that her team encountered during the conservation and restoration of this intricate piece. Episode 4 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    A fish tale from Lake Edward

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 23:09


    Why would a fish get rid of its teeth on purpose? In this episode, things get fishy! We talk about weird habits developed by fish in Lake Edward, and get up close to evolution in the making with fish biologist Nathan Vranken. Episode 3 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    From log to timber in the Congolese rainforest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 23:49


    We look at the giant log of an immensely popular timber species. In this episode, we tackle the heavy business of finding a delicate balance between the international timber trade and sustainable forest management with expert Nils Bourland (RMCA, Center for International Forestry Research and Research & Solutions Development). Episode 2 from the series “Talking Objects”.

    Things are not always what they seem: a Central African Tutankhamun’s grave

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 26:01


    How can archaeologists interpret what they see, and also what they don’t see? We dig deep into the story of a Central African grave with archaeologist Alexandre Livingstone-Smith. Episode 1 from the series “Talking Objects”.

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