Series·2020·1 season

African Renaissance

Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal are becoming the powerhouses of African culture.

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EthiopiaE1 · 59 min

Afua Hirsch looks at how Ethiopian's proud history of independence had informed its art - and how its time under empire saw it develop its own sophisticated method of "Wax and Gold".

SenegalE2 · 59 min

Afua Hirsch explores the emergence of Senegal from French colonial rule - and how the country expressed itself through art under its poet president Léopold Senghor.

KenyaE3 · 59 min

Afua Hirsch concludes the series with a look at how art emerged in Kenya in a period of post-colonialism. Subjects include both the spiritual significance of art, and its means to create and reinforce stereotypes.

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