Reflections on Dutch and Flemish Cultures

Many lenses -- Mapping Dutch Colonialism


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John, Charlie and Zoe, three University of Sheffield students, discuss the history of Dutch colonialism through three chosen artefacts, all visual pieces. The central question is: How can the pictures help us understand the artists, the purpose, and the subjects involved. 

  • Leon Senf, Ontwerp voor een tegeltableau (1917)
  • Dirk Valkenburg, Ritueel van slaafgemaakten op een suikerplantage in Suriname (1707)
  • Alexander de Lavaux, Map of Suriname (1737)
  • John Furness, Charlie Stangroom & Zoe Pfaller

    Part of the L2 Dutch Project Module: Remembering the Past; Imagining the Future
    University of Sheffield: Dutch

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    Reflections on Dutch and Flemish CulturesBy Dutch and Flemish at Sheffield