Rita Ouédraogo

Rita Ouédraogo lives and works in Amsterdam. She holds a MSc in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from the University of Amsterdam. As a curator, writer, research and community programmer, her work is informed by her interest in African diaspora, decolonizing institutions, institutional racism, popular culture and social issues. Ouédraogo worked on various projects aimed at making museum collections more widely accessible as well as on projects outside of institutional structures. She researches questions related to cooperation and solidarity that explores modes of collaborative practices across power differentials, especially within a decolonial framework.

Photo credit Fabian Landewee