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A new chapter in Namibian history: reflections on archival research
Since Namibian independence in 1990, historians have increasingly made use of Namibian archives to explore the history of the German and South African occupation. Researching the recent past is, however, much more difficult, considering the absence of a SWAPO archive and an embargo on governmental files of thirty years. But now, thirty years after independence, the files from the postcolonial administrations are set to gradually open up. In anticipation of this new chapter of Namibian history, this article by Tycho van der Hoog examines the state of various archives in Namibia and offers a number of observations that may be of use to scholars who are interested in consulting them.
This article appeared in History in Africa, Cambridge University Press (2022).
About the author(s) / editor(s)
Tycho van der Hoog is a PhD candidate at the African Studies Centre Leiden. His PhD project, tentatively titled ‘Blood, Bullets, and Bronze: The Relations Between North Korean and Southern Africa, 1960-2020’ seeks to reveal the ties that bind North Korea to the African continent.
Posted on 20 May 2022, last modified on 20 May 2022