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SUMMARY:Reimagining Museum Collecting &amp\; Collections in Natural Histor
 y: A Decolonial Perspective - Ms Miranda Lowe
DTSTART:20221031T180000Z
DTEND:20221031T193000Z
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CONTACT:Daniel Lim
DESCRIPTION:Decolonising natural history collections and related knowledge
  requires tracing how specimens and objects were collected\, acquired and 
 moved worldwide as well as acknowledging the labour and contribution of Bl
 ack\, Indigenous\, and people of colour in the process. It reveals the inf
 luence of local academic or Indigenous knowledge and its subsequent suppre
 ssion. These narratives are commonly absent from the interpretation of nat
 ural history collections particularly in relation to colonial histories wh
 ich will be explored in this talk. The misrepresentation of the past is pr
 oblematic because it alienates non-white audiences. Acknowledging difficul
 t pasts is an important first step in creating more inclusive and represen
 tative interpretation across the natural history and the museums sector.
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Ro
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