Repatriating Knowledge: Community Engagement Through Museum Collections
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2021 Museums have been stewards of cultural knowledge since their conception. However, oftentimes the knowledge they have retained is knowledge that has been lost by communities impacted by colonization. Museums are beginning to think critically abou...
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ftunivwashington:oai:digital.lib.washington.edu:1773/49534 2023-05-15T13:21:21+02:00 Repatriating Knowledge: Community Engagement Through Museum Collections Mathison, Rose Selvakumar, Meena 2021-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/49534 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/1773/49534 CC BY-NC-ND 2021 ftunivwashington 2023-03-12T19:01:59Z Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2021 Museums have been stewards of cultural knowledge since their conception. However, oftentimes the knowledge they have retained is knowledge that has been lost by communities impacted by colonization. Museums are beginning to think critically about how they can engage source communities more beneficially, and better serve their strong request of reclaiming their traditional knowledge. One of those means is through utilizing heritage materials found in museum collections. Through the analysis of two case studies involving the Sugpiaq community of Kodiak, Alaska, the Alutiiq Museum, and the Burke Museum, this research argues the positive impact museum can impart on source communities searching to revitalize traditional heritage knowledge back into a living context. Other/Unknown Material alutiiq Kodiak sugpiaq Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: ResearchWorks |
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Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2021 Museums have been stewards of cultural knowledge since their conception. However, oftentimes the knowledge they have retained is knowledge that has been lost by communities impacted by colonization. Museums are beginning to think critically about how they can engage source communities more beneficially, and better serve their strong request of reclaiming their traditional knowledge. One of those means is through utilizing heritage materials found in museum collections. Through the analysis of two case studies involving the Sugpiaq community of Kodiak, Alaska, the Alutiiq Museum, and the Burke Museum, this research argues the positive impact museum can impart on source communities searching to revitalize traditional heritage knowledge back into a living context. |
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