Phonographed under constraint
An article by journalist Pat Christ on Mèhèza Kalibani's research into the acoustic legacy of German colonisation, published in October 2022 in the Neue Musikzeitschrift.
An article by journalist Pat Christ on Mèhèza Kalibani's research into the acoustic legacy of German colonisation, published in October 2022 in the Neue Musikzeitschrift.
Felix Gräfenberg (History Commission for Westphalia) interviews Mèhèza Kalibani on how to deal with colonial sound records on Togo. Kalibani explains the significance of acoustic sources in colonial history research, tells about her research trip to West Africa and clarifies what all this has to do with Westphalia.
By outlining the institutional histories of colonial sound collections and focusing on two particular recordings, we address the double sensitive nature of historical audio sources. We aim to raise questions about the politics of access and presentation of sensitive sound material and argue for a plurality of interpretations of colonial sound archives.