Citation

Barrett M. J. War Cult. Stud. 2017; 10(3): 238-252.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17526272.2017.1315702

PMID

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Abstract

This paper considers the dehumanization of the African during and after the First World War, focussing on East Africa. During the campaign dehumanization was evident in attitudes towards African soldiers but was most starkly seen in the treatment of the carriers. These attitudes informed the work of the Imperial War Graves Commission, which largely excluded Africans from individual commemoration in British cemeteries and memorials. The German authorities were more inclusive in their commemoration of African casualties, at both Moshi and Tanga (Tanzania). The paper puts these attitudes in historical context, looking at dehumanizing approaches to Africans in a range of sources from the pre-war and wartime period.

Language: en

Keywords

African soldiers; British/German differences; carriers; dehumanization; East African campaign; Imperial War Graves Commission; porters