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Ladies of the Throne
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The Germans long claimed the object was a gift from King Njoya to Kaiser Wilhelm II. Miano reads "between the lines of beads and cowrie shells" to show the complex intricacies of colonial and gender relations. Dismissing all pretense of egalitarianism between colonizer and colonized, she hones in on the very nature of power—how and by whom it is defined-wielded-subverted.
King Njoya said he "felt like a woman in his relationship with the Germans." Miano takes this as a prompt to examine contrasting cultural notions of femininity and thus reveals how central women are to the story of the throne. As the very name of the object suggests, it is the power of women we should remember. Series Objects Talk Back published by Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
45
Release Date:
2025-06-16
Publication Date:
2025-06-16
Publisher:
Diaphanes Verlag
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3035807558
ISBN13:
9783035807554
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
58 g
Height:
109 cm
Width:
175 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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