Abstract:
German colonialism in the Volta Region was carried out through trade, missionary activities and colonial administration. The socio-political situation in Ghana in recent years has brought back memories of this past through political demands. On the basis of field investigations, this paper aims to examine the tangible and intangible traces and their impact on the population, on the one hand, and to analyze people's memories and positions on the remaining traces in society, on the other hand.

Kokou Azamede is associate professor in the Department of German Studies of the University of Lomé. He was postdoctoral research fellow of DAAD (2010 & 2014 in Bremen), the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (2012-2013). His research interests are Postcolonial Cultural Theories (inter- and transcultural studies); German Colonialism, German Christian Missions, German colonial photography in West Africa. He created the website http://kolonialfotografie.com/ for pedagogical introduction to the use of colonial images from Togo.