CINEBLEND, the monthly evening of SAVAN (Dutch Foundation for Audiovisual Anthropology) with dinner, film, and debate, has the following theme on Tuesday, February 1:

OLD IMAGES - NEW COMMENTARY. Part 1: SURINAME

The difficult relationship between the Netherlands and the former colonies in the West Indies is partly a result of decades of biased perceptions. These perceptions were expressed in colonial film footage. Following archiving projects by the Tropenmuseum and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, among others, Cineblend is organizing a two-part series on colonial images of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, and is examining the film material in a new, contemporary way.

Tonight, the focus is on Suriname. How do (young) Surinamese artists and scholars view the colonial images of their country? In what context should we place Dutch film footage, and how has that material shaped perceptions? Is it important for the identity and history of Surinamese people? Whose heritage is it?

The guests are: Gikkels, rapper and co-founder of the political youth party Bijlmer Style; Patricia Kaersenhout, visual artist; and Alex van Stipriaan, curator at the Tropenmuseum and professor of Caribbean history at Erasmus University Rotterdam. The discussion moderator is Dr. Aspha Bijnaar, who studied sociology in Suriname and the Netherlands and is affiliated with Ninsee (the National Institute for the Dutch Slavery Past and Heritage).

We look forward to seeing you at this inspiring evening!

Location: Soeterijn Café, Tropentheater Amsterdam
Time: 19:30. Free entry. No reservation required.

Location
Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam



How to respond / more information
You must log in to respond