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