Mental Map: A way to access information from the Maji Maji war victims in Southern Tanzania

Project Type: Phase 1 Projects - Commissions (2021-2022)

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Description

Synopsis and Position

The study will add mental mapping which has not been widely used in the archaeological studies and more specifically in Maji Maji war studies. i.e the methods for this study will combine ethnographic and geographical approach in accessing information from Maji Maji war victims/survivors. More emphasis will be placed in mental mapping where as sketches and maps will be developed to complement stories told. All groups of the community will be involved; the project will ensure respondents include youths, elders and students of the communities. All gender and major religion (Christians and Muslims) will be included to ensure equal representation. The mental maps and sketches produced from the project will portray how the contemporary community view or re imagine the Maji Maji war. This will be the contemporary communities’ perception about the war and how it has been documented from one generation to another; in other words the study will tap the transgenerational memories of the Maji Maji war from the affected communities.

Objectives and Methods

To tap the transgenerational memories of the Maji Maji war from the affected communities Methods Mapping and sketching the war Observations Interviews Focus group discussion Video recording Photography

Workshops and Events

23 July 2021 and 22 February 2022 Maji maji war commemoration event in Songea

Activities

Data collection in Kilwa, Ndanda and Songea (Southern Tanzania)

Legacy IF page:https://imaginingfutures.world/projects/mental-map-to-access-information-from-the-maji-maji-war-tanzania/