A conversation with Annelize Kotze, curator for social history, Lucy Campbell, social scientist and cultural heritage activist, Glen Arendse, artist, Luke de Kock, choreographer and director and Oussounou Abdel-Aziz Sandja, Curator of the Africa department at MARKK. Moderation: Dr. Memory Biwa

This conversation will focus on resistant archival practices in the context of current restitution debates. How can hegemonic narratives of restitution be challenged, and how can the perspectives of the affected communities be brought to the forefront? This involves not only acknowledging the scars left by colonialism but also addressing claims for the return of objects and ancestral remains in European collections in a contemporary manner. The term “anarchivist” is a portmanteau of “anarchy” and “archivist” that has emerged in English-language discourse on decolonial work with collections and archives to encourage a more progressive engagement with “the archive” and archival practice.