Colonization – Page 2

A Rodeo Festival in the Philippines Celebrates Cowboy Culture

In the Philippines, men and women compete in an annual rodeo that celebrates a thriving cowboy culture with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras.

By Jes Aznar and Mike Ives

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A Movie Confronts Germany’s Other Genocide

“Measures of Men” tells the story of the systematic massacre of Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia. Its maker hopes the film will bring a debate about Germany’s colonial guilt into the center of society.

By Thomas Rogers

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George Washington University Is Moving on From ‘Colonials’

The move comes amid a reckoning of the fraught history of team names across American sports. Potential new names include: “Ambassadors,” “Blue Fog,” “Revolutionaries” and “Sentinels.”

By April Rubin

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When Pretty Walls Tell a Deeper Story

How contemporary designers are using patterns and historical motifs to reframe — and reclaim — cultural narratives in homes décor.

By Aileen Kwun