Restitution and beyond in contemporary museum work: Re-imagining a paradigm of knowledge production and partnership

Laely, Thomas

doi:10.4314/contjas.v7i1.2

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Restitution and beyond in contemporary museum work: Re-imagining a paradigm of knowledge production and partnership

Laely, Thomas (2020). Restitution and beyond in contemporary museum work: Re-imagining a paradigm of knowledge production and partnership. Contemporary Journal of African Studies, 7(1):17-37.

Abstract

Today, anthropological museums have to reach out to external stakeholders to
reprocess and reappraise the history and acquisition of their collections. They are
much more than mere interpreters of a past heritage, but institutions having a place
in contemporary history to debate and shape ever-evolving cultures grounded in
both local and global concerns. The paper explores these questions using the
example of an ongoing trilateral museum partnership in knowledge generation
between Uganda and Switzerland.

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Item Type:	Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:	06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies
Dewey Decimal Classification:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology 390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Restitution, cultural heritage, ownership and property rights, African museums, practices of collaboration, museum partnerships, knowledge production
Language:	English
Date:	2020
Deposited On:	15 Feb 2021 15:33
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2022 05:35
Publisher:	Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana
ISSN:	2343-6530
OA Status:	Hybrid
Free access at:	Official URL. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:	https://doi.org/10.4314/contjas.v7i1.2
Official URL:	https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/cjas/article/view/226/88