Deberlinization Refabulating the World, A Theory of Praxis

140 years after the end of the Berlin Congo Conference (1884/85), at which the industrial and military powers of the time deliberated on the partition of the African continent, a three-day programme at the HKW explored the urgency and possibilities of ‘de-Berlinisation’: the process of unravelling this complex of colonial appropriation and scrutinising its after-effects.

This volume brings together contributions from the programme and presents the academic findings, essays, polemics and literary approaches that emerged from it. Through a transformative poetics that bridges creative action with forms of critique and resistance, it highlights alternatives to the prevailing world order and possible future developments.