Dealing with the colonial past in the Netherlands: the Zwarte Piet Phenomenon

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Barbora Novakova

The significance of evaluating controversial remnants of the past and an accompanying greater emphasis on political correctness are resonating through...

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Zwarte Piet: Confronting History and Racism in Memories of a Dutch Childhood

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Nathalie Bussemaker

European Desk Nathalie Bussemaker, Morse College ’21 A few weeks ago, the arrival of a brightly colored train in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn heralded in the sta...