‘Decolonising’ Tropical Collections: Cultural Material from Papua New Guinea in Museums

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25120%2Fetropic.22.1.2023.3983" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.25120%2Fetropic.22.1.2023.3983</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25120/etropic.22.1.2023.3983" target="_blank" >10.25120/etropic.22.1.2023.3983</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

‘Decolonising’ Tropical Collections: Cultural Material from Papua New Guinea in Museums

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

"Museums are western institutions that house the remnants of colonisation. They are fraught institutions in which cultural heritage issues arise due to the differences in western and indigenous societies. Most tropical collections were acquired during colonisation through unjust means by government administrators, missionaries, and dealers. In more recent times the ‘decolonisation’ of museums has begun, with developing nations and source communities demanding the repatriation and restitution of their cultural material from museums. This signifies political redress and self-determination from the effects of colonisation on former colonised nations and those that are still experiencing colonial occupation.  This paper focuses on the collection and removal of cultural material from Papua New Guinea (PNG) during the colonial era. The paper discusses views among the Papua New Guinean diaspora in Australia on museums and PNG collections, and argues that cultural heritage issues must be addressed before the work of decolonisation can begin. Museums that house Papua New Guinean collections must follow the cultural protocols of the relevant Papua New Guinean source communities. Decolonisation will require an overhaul of the western museum structure and principles, and   Papua New Guinean vision, values and voices must be at the forefront of this work."

Název v anglickém jazyce

‘Decolonising’ Tropical Collections: Cultural Material from Papua New Guinea in Museums

Popis výsledku anglicky

"Museums are western institutions that house the remnants of colonisation. They are fraught institutions in which cultural heritage issues arise due to the differences in western and indigenous societies. Most tropical collections were acquired during colonisation through unjust means by government administrators, missionaries, and dealers. In more recent times the ‘decolonisation’ of museums has begun, with developing nations and source communities demanding the repatriation and restitution of their cultural material from museums. This signifies political redress and self-determination from the effects of colonisation on former colonised nations and those that are still experiencing colonial occupation.  This paper focuses on the collection and removal of cultural material from Papua New Guinea (PNG) during the colonial era. The paper discusses views among the Papua New Guinean diaspora in Australia on museums and PNG collections, and argues that cultural heritage issues must be addressed before the work of decolonisation can begin. Museums that house Papua New Guinean collections must follow the cultural protocols of the relevant Papua New Guinean source communities. Decolonisation will require an overhaul of the western museum structure and principles, and   Papua New Guinean vision, values and voices must be at the forefront of this work."

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

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Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

"eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the Tropics"

ISSN

1448-2940

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

22

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

215-235

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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