People of African Descent in the 21st century: knowledge and cultural production in reluctant sites of memory

拟议的网络将成为澳大利亚人权委员会作为联合国非洲人后裔国际十年活动的一部分，并将利用一个核心艺术和人文研究重点，探讨与非洲人后裔具体相关的问题，并将涉及以下方面的参与：研究人员和非洲裔社区。通过一个跨-在对与非洲人后裔的历史和经历有关的记忆遗址进行学科综合的过程中，该网络将探讨具体的背景，以表明他们如何不情愿地讲述非洲人后裔与非洲人后裔之间殖民遭遇的遗产，非洲、亚洲和欧洲，以及它们如何提供非洲人后裔积极参与塑造他们被迫迁移到的社会的例子。该网络将通过一系列研讨会，包括创造性表演和会议，阐明在这些不同的记忆遗址中发挥作用的文化生产机制。非裔研究人员和艺术工作者以及非裔社区团体将参加研讨会，汇集学术界和社区参与者的国际网络，并跨越学科界限，这将提供机会，对与非洲人后裔有关的历史提出更全面的看法和分析。该网络提议将记忆遗址的概念扩展到“不情愿的记忆遗址”的概念，这些遗址呈现了关于非洲人后裔经历的各种微观历史。选择“不情愿的记忆地点”这个多义词是为了强调“不情愿”会引起少数群体和多数社区的不同程度的抵制。我们将研究一些不情愿的记忆遗址，包括与非洲裔加拿大人历史遗址等国际地点的比较。关于英格兰东南部和南威尔士与非洲人后裔之间的联系，几乎没有什么报道。然而，卡迪夫是老虎湾的所在地，老虎湾是英国最古老的多元文化地区之一，巴斯的费尔菲尔德大厦是对非洲裔历史感兴趣的游客的关键一站。该网络的目的是揭示不愿记忆的地点，该网络将超越学术界，与社区合作，探讨非洲人后裔、参与跨大西洋奴隶制的历史、英格兰东南部和南威尔士的黑人存在以及殖民遗产之间的联系。

The proposed network will form part of the AHRC's activity as part of the UN International Decade for People of African Descent and will use a core arts and humanities research focus to explore issues of specific relevance to people of African descent and will involve engagement with and the participation of, researchers and communities of African descent.Through a cross-disciplinary synthesis of sites of memory related to the history and experiences of people of African descent the network will explore specific settings in order to show how they reluctantly tell the story of the legacies of colonial encounters between people of Africa, Asia and Europe and how they provide examples of active participation of people of African descent in shaping societies they were forcibly moved to. This network will illuminate the mechanisms of cultural production at work in these various sites of memory through a series of workshops including creative performance and a conference. It will involve the participation of researchers and artistic practitioners of African descent and community groups of African descent.Bringing together an international network of academic and community participants and crossing the boundaries of disciplines will afford the opportunity to present a more holistic view and analysis of histories that are relevant to people of African descent. This network proposes to extend the notion of sites of memory to the idea of "reluctant sites of memory" that present a variety of micro histories regarding the experiences of people of African descent. The polysemic term "reluctant sites of memory" was chosen to emphasise that "reluctance" evokes degrees of resistance from both minority groups and majority communities. We will examine a number of reluctant sites of memory including comparison with international locations such as African-Canadian historic sites. Little has been written about the links between South-East England and South Wales and people of African descent. However, Cardiff is home to Tiger Bay one of the oldest multicultural areas in Britain and Fairfield House in Bath is a crucial stop for visitors interested in the history of people of African descent. The very purpose of the network is to shed light on sites of reluctant memory and this network will reach beyond academia to work with communities to explore connections between Afro-descents, the history of involvement in the transatlantic slavery, Black presence in South-East England and South Wales and colonial legacies.