Interview with Laurent Leger Adame
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This video interview of Laurent Leger Adame is part of a video series conducted in the context of the ERC Starting Grant project AFROEUROPECYPERSPACE (101110473) with Africans and Afrodescendants in Europe (and beyond) who use the internet to gain visibility and participate in knowledge production as part of their literary, artistic, cultural, political and/or research activities. The interviews include question on the interviewees’ digital presence and on the opportunities, challenges and risk of artivism and activism in cyberspace. Furthermore, they deal with questions of self-positioning and self-designation, the rise in visibility of African and Afrodescendant persons and movements across Europe in recent years and the challenges of decolonizing European societies. Finally, they explore how academia could and should involve writers, artists and activist in its research.
Metadata #
| Interview | |
|---|---|
| Name of interviewee | Laurent Leger Adame |
| Position of interviewee | Photographer |
| Country of origin | France |
| Country of residence | Spain |
| Date of interview | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Place of interview | Hamburg, Germany |
| Language of interview | French |
| Media format | Video |
| Interviewer | Julia Borst |
| Editing of interview | Julia Borst |
| Key words | Digital content,** Digital activism**,** Photography**,** Opportunities and challenges of the internet**,** Afroeurope**,** African diaspora**,** Digital diaspora**,** Decolonization of knowledge**,** Spain**,** France**,** Réunion** |
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Project title | AFROEUROPECYBERSPACE |
| Project number | 101110473 |
| Funding | ERC Starting Grant |
| Project duration | 03/2024-02/2029 |
| PI | Julia Borst |
| Institution | U Bremen |
| Other persons involved | Merveilles Mouloungui, Ximena Cervantes Englert, Emma Pappiér, Liam Hurwitz, Helena Montalvo del Valle |