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# [Side A, Side B: How Mozambican Oral History Archives Expand Our Understanding of Legal History](https://dependency.blog/side-a-side-b-how-mozambican-oral-history-archives-expand-our-understanding-of-legal-history?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When I arrived in Maputo this April for a two-month archival stay, I didn’t expect one of my biggest challenges to be figuring out how cassette tapes work. Until a few years ago, sound was not something I had seriously considered as a relevant source...

Aug 11, 2025 · 8 min read · dependency.blog  
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[Raquel Sirotti](https://hashnode.com/@raquelsirotti)

@raquelsirotti · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  
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Junior research group leader at the BCDSS and postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory

Raquel is a junior research group leader at the BCDSS and a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory. She is currently interested in how oral narratives illuminate legal practices and colonial legacies in Africa. When she is not reading about African Legal History, she is either listening to podcasts or biking around Frankfurt.

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