This quotation can be interpreted many ways. Personally, I have this quote posted in my office, and I find it not only inspiring in terms of the research I am currently doing, but also as someone who has constantly fought against status quo power structures that purposely keep people ignorant, white AND black.
History as taught in compulsory education is mostly history of the hunter, history as we disseminate it on this site runs counter to this. As such, the proverb is greatly appreciated.
George Watley
University of Northampton
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From: The Black and Asian Studies Association on behalf of Angela Allison
Sent: Mon 6/1/2009 7:47 AM
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Subject: 'Until the lion has its' own historian, tales of hunting will always be of the hunter' African proverb
I've just looked at the BASA website and I saw the proverb: 'Until the lions have their own historians, tales of hunting will always be of the hunter'
I used to like the proverb, but it occured to me, one day, that it implied an adversarial relationship - which is not necessarily that case between blacks and white.
It also assumed that we belong to two irreconcilable species.
Overall I concluded that such a proverb did more harm than good.
What do others think?
Angela Allison
Coventry, UK
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