{"id":4107,"date":"2025-02-25T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:55:19","slug":"new-display-at-library-ndate-yalla-mbodj-powerful-african-queen-and-daughter-of-waa-talaatay-nder-the-tuesday-of-nder-people-vigorously-opposed-colonization-in-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/exhibits\/new-display-at-library-ndate-yalla-mbodj-powerful-african-queen-and-daughter-of-waa-talaatay-nder-the-tuesday-of-nder-people-vigorously-opposed-colonization-in-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"New Display at Library: Ndat\u00e9 Yalla Mbodj, Powerful African Queen and Daughter of \u2018Waa Talaatay Nder&#8221; (the Tuesday of Nder People) vigorously opposed colonization in Senegal."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amadou Lamine Ngom, aka <strong>Docta<\/strong> (Senegalese b. 1975) is a pioneer in African graffiti and arts activism. In 2023, Emory University&#8217;s Institute of African Studies commissioned Docta to create an original mural during his visit to Atlanta. The mural is titled: <em>Ndat\u00e9 Yalla Mbodj, Powerful African Queen and Daughter of \u2018Waa Talaatay Nder&#8221; (the Tuesday of Nder People) vigorously opposed colonization in Senegal.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4108\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post-240x300.png\" alt=\"Docta hand reached out in front of mural\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/Docta-Vertical-Post.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Docta created the piece using spray paint on recycled materials, chiefly cashew burlap bags. The art pays tribute to Ndat\u00e9 Yalla Mbodj (c. 1810-1860), a hero of Senegal and an icon of anti-colonial resistance. Oxford Library will use the mural as a teaching tool in information literacy instruction and as a focus for interdisciplinary learning and art education for Oxford students.<\/p>\n<p>The mural was initially displayed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, before being loaned by the Institute of African Studies to the Oxford College Library. The mural will be displayed from January 2025-December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amadou Lamine Ngom, aka Docta (Senegalese b. 1975) is a pioneer in African graffiti and arts activism. In 2023, Emory University&#8217;s Institute of African Studies commissioned Docta to create an original mural during his visit to Atlanta. The mural is titled: Ndat\u00e9 Yalla Mbodj, Powerful African Queen and Daughter of \u2018Waa Talaatay Nder&#8221; (the Tuesday <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/exhibits\/new-display-at-library-ndate-yalla-mbodj-powerful-african-queen-and-daughter-of-waa-talaatay-nder-the-tuesday-of-nder-people-vigorously-opposed-colonization-in-senegal\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7669,"featured_media":4111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibits","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_9191.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4107"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4110,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4107\/revisions\/4110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}