What does it mean to decolonize Europe? Why is this struggle important? What would be a Decolonial Europe? Would it still be “Europe”? And then what would be its borders? Its foundations? Let us start with two quotes: Aimé Césaire “‘Europe’ is morally, spiritually indefensible” (Discourse on Colonialism, 1950) and Frantz Fanon “Decolonization, which sets out to change the order of the world, is, obviously, a programme of complete disorder. But it cannot come as a result of magical practices, nor of a natural shock, nor of a friendly understanding” (The Wretched of the Earth, 1961). What is the content of the program? How do we realize this disorder?

Françoise Vergès is a writer, an antiracist decolonial feminist activist and independent curator. Recent publications include: A Feminist Theory of Violence (2022), A Decolonial Feminism (2021) and De la violence coloniale dans l’espace public (2021).

The lecture is co-organized by Freie Universität, Berlin University Alliance, Leibniz Zentrum Moerner Orient, co2libri and Ethnologisches Museum Berlin. You will soon find more information on the event on their websites.