by AndrewMc | 7/29/2009 07:07:00 AM
I'm still mulling over this story:
HuffPo Story
The story has all the elements of colonialism and post-colonialism mixed in with a bit of the bizarre. But it's not clear why the writer thinks that the Ahanta were "reluctant" to take the head back. Sounds to me like they were just pissed.
Interestingly, other writers describe the mood as "angry" or "tense."
Finding Dulcinea
The BBC probably has the most complete story on the wire services:
BBC
Anyway, it's an interesting tale.
Use this as an open thread.
The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong.
HuffPo Story
The story has all the elements of colonialism and post-colonialism mixed in with a bit of the bizarre. But it's not clear why the writer thinks that the Ahanta were "reluctant" to take the head back. Sounds to me like they were just pissed.
Interestingly, other writers describe the mood as "angry" or "tense."
Finding Dulcinea
The BBC probably has the most complete story on the wire services:
BBC
Anyway, it's an interesting tale.
Use this as an open thread.
Labels: AndrewMC, colonialism, Ghana, Open Thread, post-colonialism
