African Renaissance
Season 1
3 episodes · Aug 17, 2020
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S1E1Ethiopia
Aug 17, 202059mAfua Hirsch looks at how Ethiopian's proud history of independence had informed its art - and how its time under empire saw it develop its own sophisticated method of "Wax and Gold".
S1E2Senegal
Aug 24, 202059mAfua Hirsch explores the emergence of Senegal from French colonial rule - and how the country expressed itself through art under its poet president Léopold Senghor.
S1E3Kenya
Aug 31, 202059mAfua Hirsch concludes the series with a look at how art emerged in Kenya in a period of post-colonialism. Subjects include both the spiritual significance of art, and its means to create and reinforce stereotypes.