Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
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Shipwrecks and their cargo can be sites of conflict – but also opportunity.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Through collector Jordan’s fetishistic interest in Asian women, Beef shows the troubling link between collecting artefacts and sexual control.
The huge gathering of policymakers focused on culture’s crucial role in sustainable development.
Momentum is growing for the restitution of objects, such as the Benin Bronzes, stolen during colonialism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Art stolen from African kingdoms is a knowledge system plundered by colonialists, who must take historical responsibility.
Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
While some German museums are returning some of the famous Benin Bronzes, most remain in museums in the UK and the US even as calls for restitution grow.
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Professor, University of Hamburg
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Marine Heritage Analyst and PhD Candidate, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology and Tourism, University of Nigeria
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Associate Professor, University of Kinshasa
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Director of Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, Associate Professor at Africa Institute Sharjah & Associate Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University
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Lecturer in Modern History, University of Manchester
