Colonial Memory in Denmark and the Netherlands
Frank van Vree, Astrid Nonbo Andersen, and Thea Bladt discuss different approaches to engaging with a colonial past.
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Aarhus University
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Frank van Vree
Professor Emeritus at the University of Amsterdam and former director of the NIOD Institute of War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He led the research programme Independence, De-colonization, Violence and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950.
Astrid Nonbo Andersen
Senior Researcher at DIIS (The Danish Institute for International Studies) focusing on the relations between Denmark and its former colonies as well as demands for apologies and compensation. At the moment, she works on the research project Truth and Reconciliation in the Nordic Countries.
Thea Bladt
PhD Fellow at Aarhus University whose research centers around colonial redress and commemoration in Denmark and the Netherlands from 1990-2022. Part of the team behind the NIOD Institute’s Racial Redress Mapping Project carried out in 2022.