Hacker News with Generative AI: Colonialism

For > 50 years BBC Somali service inadvertently broadcasted anti-colonial msg (theguardian.com)
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s Somali service theme tune is one of the most popular and recognisable sounds for people in Somalia and the diaspora. With a whistling rhythm and melody, it is authoritative and catchy. The words that follow the music haven’t changed for more than 60 years: “Halkaniwaa BBC – this is the BBC.”
Radio, History, Somalia, Colonialism, Media
7 points by erehweb 24 days ago | 0 comments
Tracing Colonial Mexico with Maps and Ink (2020) (magazine.tcu.edu)
Indigenous maps of colonial Mexico in the 16th to 18th centuries — and the materials used to create them — have captured Alex Hidalgo’s imagination for nearly a decade.
History, Cartography, Indigenous Cultures, Mexico, Colonialism
16 points by mooreds 75 days ago | 0 comments
The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Indonesia (smithsonianmag.com)
The Dutch government has sent 288 artifacts stolen from Indonesia during the archipelago’s colonial era, among them weapons, coins, jewelry and textiles, back to their home country.
History, Colonialism, Archaeology, International Relations, Cultural Heritage
198 points by Brajeshwar 109 days ago | 203 comments
Bengal famine: Susannah's grandad ran Bengal as famine killed millions (bbc.co.uk)
History, India, Famine, Colonialism
33 points by lifeisstillgood 216 days ago | 2 comments
Rhodes Must Fall: The Legacy of Cecil Rhodes in the University of Oxford (ox.ac.uk)
History, Colonialism, Activism
13 points by rawgabbit 234 days ago | 15 comments