Leah was invited to give a guest lecture in the MA Genocide Studies at the University of Amsterdam. In a source analysis workshop, Leah discussed emotions she encountered on a fieldwork trip to Namibia, and about the practical and emotional challenges working within academic structures poses when doing collaborative and decolonial work.
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“What is the restitution that you are calling for?”: Hoe Namibische belongings uit Duitse collecties terugkeren
Leah Niederhausen
Dec 16, 2025 | Tweedewereldoorlog.nl
“Restitution is a social process in itself, which reflects and reproduces existing power structures.”
Read more1/9/2025 – European Network in Universal and Global History – Archival Restitution to Challenge Epistemic Injustice?
Presentation held by Leah Niederhausen at the European Network in Universal and Global History on “Archival Restitution to Challenge Epistemic Injustice? Coba’s Death and the Archives of the Court of Civil and Criminal Justice of Suriname, 1849”.
Read more24-25/4/2025 – Archiving Dis:connected Cultural Heritages in Africa: Prospects, Processes and Challenges
Leah Niederhausen “How can we archive restitution?” This was one of the questions I had the privilege of discussing during the truly inspiring workshop “Archiving Dis:connected Cultural Heritages in Africa: Prospects, Processes and Challenges”, hosted by the Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect at LMU Munich. Archival Silences and Pan-African Legacies Throughout our conversations on […]
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Restitution as Restoration and Transformation
Leah Niederhausen
April 9, 2025 | The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict
Leah Niederhausen wrote an entry on restitution as both a restorative and transformative concept for The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict.
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