Encounters on the Shop Floor
How can we harness the knowledge of the maker for the 21st century? The knowledge created through making, sometimes called ‘embodied’ or ‘tacit’, is fundamental to life and how we understand the V&A’s collections. Innate within the arts, humanities, sciences and medicine, this knowledge is now at serious risk ofContinue Reading
Digitized global mobilities’ The role of new media and digitization in the security approaches of the refugee crisis
3- 4 June, 2019, Utrecht University Digitization and the use of social media has dramatically changed most aspects of our everyday practices, perceptions and cause severe changes in Human Mobility (Innes, 2016, Gray, 2018). While the importance and effects of technological innovations in social science research has been increasingly recognized,Continue Reading
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
The British Museum Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas recently launched a new grant programme to fund documentation of critically endangered material knowledge systems across the globe, with a focus on non-western contexts. Funded by Arcadia – a charitable trust of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, grants will beContinue Reading
New Position: Chair in Art Gallery and Museum Studies, University of Manchester
Chair in Art Gallery and Museum Studies University of Manchester Closing Date: 15/01/2019 https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=16503 The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester invites applications for a permanent, full-time chair in Art Gallery and Museum Studies tenable from 1 September 2019. The School seeks an exceptional individualContinue Reading
UCL Young Curators with Harris Invictus Academy
Syeda Sana Gilani, Tyanne Hudson, Soliman Hussaini, Candour Ndaguba, Best Oscar, Kaiya Pink, Year 10 Students at Harris Invictus Academy, Croydon, London Hi, welcome to our online exhibition you have happened to stumble across. We hope you find our Young Curators Project informative and intriguing, because we certainly did. WeContinue Reading
Digital Anthropology in Practice
Jennifer Fu and Gemma Tortella-Procter, MSc. Digital Anthropology at UCL “What exactly constitutes ‘digital anthropology’?” While the practical projects we worked on may not provide a comprehensive answer to this question (perhaps a ‘comprehensive’ answer doesn’t exist), it provides an idea of the things we care about as digital anthropologistsContinue Reading
Living On Screen: Sondra Perry and Ian Cheng at the Serpentine Galleries
Like many other London institutions seeking to shore up against an ever-rising digital tide, the Serpentine Galleries have announced a new annual “Digital Seasons” initiative that will recognize the works of artists working across digital media. Inaugurating this are acclaimed American artists Sondra Perry, whose work occupies the intersection betweenContinue Reading
Oxford University Departmental Lecturer – Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology
Departmental Lecturer – Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography DEPARTMENTAL LECTURER – VISUAL, MATERIAL AND MUSEUM ETHNOGRAPHY Grade 7: £31,076-£38,183 p.a. Vacancy No. 133502 Applications are invited for a fixed-term Departmental Lecturer (Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology) post required for 12 months from mid-September 2018.Continue Reading
The Picket Line in the Digital Age
Joseph Cook -MPhil/PhD UCL Anthropology @josephmcook The following is the transcript from a talk given on Monday 26th February as part of a range of student-led teach-ins and debates at UCL Anthropology. The teach-ins were held in support of the ongoing industrial action by the University and College UnionContinue Reading
Lecturer in Heritage Studies, Manchester University
The School of Arts Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester invites applications for a permanent, full-time lectureship in Heritage Studies, tenable from 1 September 2018. The School seeks an exceptional individual, who will play a key role in an exciting expansion of research, teaching and learning, professional developmentContinue Reading