eprintid: 9515
rev_number: 15
eprint_status: archive
userid: 21
dir: disk0/00/00/95/15
datestamp: 2025-04-22 15:44:16
lastmod: 2025-04-22 15:44:44
status_changed: 2025-04-22 15:44:16
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Amankwaa-Birago, Andrea-Vicky
title: Building (b)ridges beyond the Portrait – Mapping Memories of Kwasi Boachi – Exit Frame!
subjects: ddc-700
divisions: i-9
cterms_swd: Boachi, Aquasie
cterms_swd: Vogel von Vogelstein, Carl Christian
cterms_swd: Aschanti
cterms_swd: Dandyismus
cterms_swd: Freiberg
cterms_swd: Geschichte 1827-1904
abstract: 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
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/artdok.00009515
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-artdok-95150
language: eng
vgwort_code: 1e979adbe57248339a8f4c330243dc11
bibsort: AMANKWAABIBUILDINGBR2025
full_text_status: public
laender: LAs
laender: LBe
laender: LDe
laender: LSo
laender: LAf
oa_type: gold
themen: T11
title_lat: Building (b)ridges beyond the Portrait - Mapping Memories of Kwasi Boachi - Exit Frame!
citation:   Amankwaa-Birago, Andrea-Vicky  (2025) Building (b)ridges beyond the Portrait – Mapping Memories of Kwasi Boachi – Exit Frame!       
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/9515/1/Amankwaa_Birago_Building_b_ridges_2025.pdf