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Accepted Paper:
Cultural and historical memorials as promoters of development: the example of Guiledje and Cacheu Memorials in Guiné-Bissau
Filipe Santos
(Instuto Politécnico de Leiria)
Maria Antonia Barreto
(IPLCEA-IUL)
Paper short abstract:
In this article we present the structural guidelines of the already existing Guiledje Memorial, about the "Luta de Libertação", and the Cacheu Memorial, still being built, about the cultural heritage of the XVI and XVII century slave traffic in this region.
Paper long abstract:
In this article we present the structural guidelines of the already existing Guiledje Memorial, about the "Luta de Libertação", and the Cacheu Memorial, still being built, about the cultural heritage of the XVI and XVII century slave traffic in the northern region of Guiné-Bissau.
The objectives of these memorials are: preserve and promote the cultural heritage, making histoty and culture acessible to the local populations, reduce poverty and create economical grownth in the regions and promote the multicultural acquaintanceship in Guiné-Bissau.
Panel
P106
The making and unmaking of the postcolonial African archive in a transnational world
Session 1