Post-colonial city tour, 3 hours, from 16 years, German, max. 30 participants, ticket required
Magnificent Elbe parks, stately villas, prestigious office buildings, profitable manufactories and lucrative shipyards were all part of the life of the globally active merchants in Altona. This post-colonial city tour illuminates the traces of Altona's upper-class colonial merchants and human traffickers. Through her intensive research, Hannimari Jokinen traces the fates of the people who were enslaved and colonized and tells stories of anti-colonial resistance.
Content Note: Despite language-sensitive communication, it is not possible to talk about colonialism and enslavement without naming violence and racism.
Research, concept and realization Hannimari Jokinen
Magnificent parks at the Elbe, wealthy villas, prestigious office buildings, profitable manufactories and lucrative shipyards were all part of the life of the globally active merchants in Altona. This post-colonial city tour illuminates the traces of Altona's upper-class colonial merchants and human traffickers. Through her intensive research, Hannimari Jokinen traces the fates of the people who were enslaved and colonized and tells stories of anti-colonial resistance.
Content note: Despite language-sensitive communication, it is not possible to discuss colonialism and slavery without addressing violence and racism.
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