Empire and the Colonies: Challenging Ideas of Guilt and Victimhood
About this event
Nigel Biggar and Marie Kawthar Daouda discuss colonial history and its contemporary interpretations. A challenging examination of empire, colonialism, and how we understand historical guilt, victimhood, and responsibility in the modern context.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Nigel Biggar present his ethical argument against paying reparations to former colonies
• Learn why Marie Kawthar Daouda believes the colonial narrative denies individual agency
• Explore the complex legacy of colonialism with two prominent Oxford University academics
Event Highlights
- •Ethical and historical debate on the validity of colonial reparations
- •Critique of the narrative that Western colonies were uniquely evil
- •Examination of how victimhood culture impacts individual agency
- •Discussion on the intersection of race, responsibility, and immigration
Speakers
Nigel Biggar
Theologian and former professor of moral theology at the University of Oxford
Marie Kawthar Daouda
Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford
Programme
Empire and the Colonies: Challenging Ideas of Guilt and Victimhood
A 1-hour discussion between Nigel Biggar and Marie Kawthar Daouda on colonialism and reparations.
Organized by: Oxford Literary Festival