Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Samburu's Body Art: Kenya's Ever Changing Canvas

Very recommendable! This episode is part of the BBC African Renaissance series.

However, the host Ms. Afua Hirsch has a tendency to naively portray things with some preconceived notions. E.g. she omits to report that during the Mau Mau rebellion the rebels quite brutally attacked (white) farmers.

Chinese dictator shown in Kenyan contemporary art as a reflection on the Chinese Belt & Road Initiative in Africa or is it a new form of colonialism:



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