The Woman King

[8ball]

It's been a revelation this thread. A revelation I tell thee.

It’s been ‘real urbans’.

 

[Idris2002]

The Woman King syllabus:

The Woman King Syllabus

The Woman King Syllabus is an open educational resource meant to aid the study of the historical period and themes explored in the movie The Woman King.

womankingsyllabus.github.io

Contains a reading list of material on the "real" Dahomey.

The reading list, at least, looks fairly decent at first glance (not that I recognize anything I might have read).

The real question about the history of slavery - and the one no one seems to want to ask - is why does slavery keep coming back?

 

[Sue]

The real question about the history of slavery - and the one no one seems to want to ask - is why does slavery keep coming back?

Did it ever go away? Or was it just more hidden or called something else..?

 

[Idris2002]

Did it ever go away? Or was it just more hidden or called something else..?

Good questions both.

 

[JimW]

Read Bruce Chatwin's Viceroy of Ouidah as a result of this thread. Blimey.

 

[ska invita]

Read Bruce Chatwin's Viceroy of Ouidah as a result of this thread. Blimey.

Theres this Werner Herzog film based on that book too (havent seen) Cobra Verde - Wikipedia

could be a good double bill

 

[friedaweed]

Has anyone watched it yet?

 

[Reno]

Has anyone watched it yet?

I think we now should stick to having strong opinions on it without having watched it.

 

[Sweet FA]

Has anyone watched it yet?

Don't think it's necessary tbh; absolutely brilliant OP has precluded any need to.