{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CURE","provider_url":"https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/en\/","author_name":"Eva Hitschfel","author_url":"https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/en\/author\/eva-hitschfelkhk-uni-saarland-de\/","title":"Of Artistic-Cultural and Emotional Loss, the Ideals of Reparations, and European Humanism - CURE","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BydJuCiZ6r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/en\/media-library\/blog\/of-artistic-cultural-and-emotional-loss\/\">Of Artistic-Cultural and Emotional Loss, the Ideals of Reparations, and European Humanism<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/en\/media-library\/blog\/of-artistic-cultural-and-emotional-loss\/embed\/#?secret=BydJuCiZ6r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Of Artistic-Cultural and Emotional Loss, the Ideals of Reparations, and European Humanism&#8221; &#8212; CURE\" data-secret=\"BydJuCiZ6r\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cure.uni-saarland.de\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/256px-Igbo_ukwu_face_pendant.jpg","thumbnail_width":256,"thumbnail_height":256,"description":"Outside of academia, the ideals around cultural reparations and restitutions are topical and they should be tailored towards a structural, historic reawakening of Africa\u2019s cultural dignity. The framing of restitution as restorative justice rather than confrontation shows both wisdom and depth of purpose. Reparation and sincere restitution do not mean emptying Western museums; rather, these attempts should be seen as practical approaches to fill African hearts with dignity and memory, which will echo for generations as a moral compass for cultural policy. Call it \u201cEuropean humanism\u201d: these efforts remind us that Africa\u2019s heritage is not lost but reclaiming its rightful place. By \u201cEuropean humanism\u201d or \u201cempathy\u201d, I mean a conviction at the heart of \u201cEuropean humanness\u201d which projects an acceptance of a \u201cwrongdoing\u201d onto the colonised and an effort by colonial powers to make amends."}