Unsettled – seeing First Nations histories represented in the Australian Museum

Thorpe, K; Booker, L

Unsettled – seeing First Nations histories represented in the Australian Museum

Thorpe, K

Booker, L

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Publisher:: Pearls and Irritations
Publication Type:: Internet Publication
Citation:: 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-06-17

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dc.contributor.author	Thorpe, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-168X
dc.contributor.author	Booker, L
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-03T03:41:22Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-03T03:41:22Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-17
dc.identifier.citation	2021
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159541
dc.description.abstract	Museums, libraries and archives are traditionally not culturally safe spaces for First Nations peoples. As state institutions, they have supported the colonial process and they have privileged certain histories over others. The collections that they hold often position Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as objects or specimens of scientific and anthropological study. The historically biased nature of collecting institutions compounds the level of distrust they can raise for First Nations people, and access to them can cause significant discomfort when the materials deny or misrepresent First Nations peoples’ lived cultures and experiences.
dc.format	Exhibition Review
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Pearls and Irritations
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title	Unsettled – seeing First Nations histories represented in the Australian Museum
dc.type	Internet Publication
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - SIC - Strengthening Indigenous Communities
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-03T03:41:21Z
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Abstract:

Museums, libraries and archives are traditionally not culturally safe spaces for First Nations peoples. As state institutions, they have supported the colonial process and they have privileged certain histories over others. The collections that they hold often position Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as objects or specimens of scientific and anthropological study. The historically biased nature of collecting institutions compounds the level of distrust they can raise for First Nations people, and access to them can cause significant discomfort when the materials deny or misrepresent First Nations peoples’ lived cultures and experiences.

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