The event (De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms took place on April 28th, bringing together scholars, artists, and activists to foster critical conversations about the colonial past and its enduring impact on contemporary society. It included a guided visit entitled “Crossed Histories: Colonialism and the Paths to Decoloniality in Braga”, led by Chisoka Simões (CECS, University of Minho). This guided visit was followed by a roundtable discussion on “Reimagining Colonial Heritage”, moderated by Ana Cristina Pereira, it featured contributions from Claudino Ferreira (Centre for Social Studies – CES, Coimbra); Lurdes Macedo (Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies – CICANT); Manuela Bronze (Institute for Research in Art, Design and Society – i2ADS) hosted at the Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva.

(De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms – “Crossed Histories: Colonialism and the Paths to Decoloniality in Braga” Walking Tour

(De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms – “Reimagining Colonial Heritage” Roundtable

(De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms – “Reimagining Colonial Heritage” Roundtable

MigraMediaActs organised the event – Decolonising mediascapes & imagining alternative futures in partnership with CONCILIARE – Confidently Changing Colonial Heritage (Horizon Europe), in collaboration with Visual Culture Working Group of Sopcom (Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences);
The Diver(c)ity Committee, Social Sciences Institute, University of Minho; Master in Media Arts – Universidade do Minho and Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva.