Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage examines how returned
materials - objects, photographs, audio and manuscripts - are being
received and reintegrated into the ongoing social and cultural
lives of Aboriginal Australians. Combining a critical examination
of the making of these collections with an assessment of their
contemporary significance, the book exposes the opportunities and
challenges involved in returning cultural heritage for the purposes
of maintaining, preserving or reviving cultural practice. Drawing
on ethnographic work undertaken with Aboriginal communities and the
institutions that hold significant collections, the author reveals
important new insights about the impact of return on communities.
Technological advances, combined with the push towards decolonizing
methodologies in Indigenous research, have resulted in considerable
interest in ensuring that collections of cultural value are
returned to Indigenous communities. Gibson challenges the rhetoric
of museum repatriation, arguing that, while it has been
tremendously important to advancing Indigenous interest, it is too
often over-simplified. Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage
offers a timely, critical perspective on current museum practice
and its place within processes of cultural production and
transmission. The book is sure to resonate in other international
contexts where questions about Indigenous re-engagement and
decolonisation strategies are being debated and will be of interest
to students and scholars of Museum Studies, Indigenous Studies and
Anthropology.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Museums in Focus |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Jason M. Gibson
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
144 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-74509-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-367-74509-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780367745097 |
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