Reimagining The Human
Reimagining The Human: Exploring Best Practice In Object-Led Work With Ethnographic Collections 2018
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About Reimagining The Human
ICME (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography) and the Horniman Museum and Gardens invite scholars and practitioners to explore innovative practices and theories in object-led work with ethnographic collections. Object-led practice can draw strongly on our ability to employ the senses to reimagine our place in the world. In-depth engagement with ethnographic objects in particular can promote social interactions and critical reflections on the logics of power and prejudice upon which collections are constituted.
Topics
Museum studies, Anthropology, Material culture studiesCall for Papers
We are particularly interested to hear from contributors whose research and/or practice engage with the following questions:
- How can ethnographic collections be used to examine or contest established notions of ‘Self’ and ‘Other’?
- How can dialogical and/or affective engagement with ethnographic objects promote critical reflections on controversial issues (e.g. colonial legacies such as racism, ethnocentrism and primitivism, memory making, gender stereotypes)?
- To what extent can imaginative engagement with objects (through poetry, drawing, drama, dance, storytelling, music, etc) help challenge a fixed understanding of cultural identity and promote inter and transcultural dialogue?
- How can ethnographic museums use object-led practice to strengthen community collaboration and sense of ownership of collections?
Deadline for submission: 1 October 2018.
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