title: Building (b)ridges beyond the Portrait – Mapping Memories of Kwasi Boachi – Exit Frame!
creator: Amankwaa-Birago, Andrea-Vicky
subject: ddc-700
subject: Arts
subject: Asia
subject: Benelux
subject: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
subject: Other Countries
subject: Africa
subject: Artists, Architects
subject: Boachi, Aquasie
subject: Vogel von Vogelstein, Carl Christian
subject: Aschanti
subject: Dandyismus
subject: Freiberg
subject: Geschichte 1827-1904
description: The following essayistic synthesis takes two portraits of Ashanti Prince Kwasi Boachi (1827–1904) as an opportunity to explore the life and work of this Black nobleman. The focus is particularly on Boachi's contributions to memory culture, which are recognized here as part of a "royal narrative." From his privileged social position, he not only contributes to the representation of the Asante Kingdom within Europe in various ways but also presents his experiences and views, such as on the subject of the slave trade. Through his writings and activities, it becomes evident how the legacy of the Asante Kingdom is reflected upon and honored in a European context, thus creating a bridge between African and European memory cultures. In this way, Boachi can be considered a central figure in memory culture and the Black German Archive. By following Boachi's work, this study can also exemplify the possibility of transcontinental memory work, promoting approaches that view historical events from multiple perspectives and in terms of their interconnections and interactions
date: 2025
type: Article
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
type: NonPeerReviewed
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/9515/
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdokhttps://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/9515/1/Amankwaa_Birago_Building_b_ridges_2025.pdf
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-artdok-95150
rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
language: eng