On Tuesday 3 April, Richenel Ansano will give a public lecture ‘Critical Thinking in Curaçao and the Construction of Forgetting’. Herein, he will explore the landscape of 20th century critical thought in Curaçao in relation to regional, Kingdom and global developments, its own unique traditions, and how this vital thought-action culture is forgotten by a society marked by a history of slavery, colonialism and rapid industrialization.