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Exploring Africa's History: Encounters, Colonization, and Perspectives

Dive into the historical narratives surrounding Africa, from Bartolomeu Dias to Vasco da Gama's voyages, the rise of the Portuguese Empire, and the contrasting views of Europe on Africa's civilization. Discover the complexities of savagery, slavery, culture, and labor intertwined with nature and civilization. Unravel the lens through which Europe viewed Africa, with insights from notable figures like Arthur Schopenhauer. Explore visual depictions like Hans Burgkmair's art and the controversial exhibitions of Sarah Baartman and Ota Benga in Europe and America.

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Exploring Africa's History: Encounters, Colonization, and Perspectives

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  1. Bartolomeu Dias, rounding the Cape of Good Hope, 1488

  2. Vasco da Gama’s trip, 1497

  3. The Portuguese Empire, 1502-1577

  4. Map of Gulf of Guinea by Hamann Ebert, 1743

  5. Africa Savagery Slavery Nature Wild land Feminine Europe Civilization Free labor Culture and reason Cultivated agriculture Masculine European Eyes on Africa:A Set of Contrasts

  6. German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena (1851) “The highest civilization and culture, apart from the ancient Hindus and Egyptians, are found exclusively among the white races; and even with many dark peoples, the ruling caste or race is fairer in color than the rest and has, therefore, evidently immigrated, for example, the Brahmins, the Incas, and the rulers of the South Sea islands.” Because of the climate.

  7. Namibia

  8. Hans Burgkmair, People of Africa and India (1511)

  9. A newspaper cartoon showing Sarah Baartman, “the Hottentot Venus,” being exhibited in England and France

  10. Ota Benga at the Bronx Zoo, 1906

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