Addressing Violence in and through Objects: Workshop reflections about ‘Cultural Genocide'

Adieyatna Fajri; Klaas Stutje; Kelly Breemen; Martijn Eickhoff

Addressing Violence in and through Objects: Workshop reflections about ‘Cultural Genocide'

Adieyatna Fajri, Klaas Stutje, Kelly Breemen, Martijn Eickhoff

NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide studies

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Abstract

How to discuss colonial destruction, oppression and erasure of cultural heritage, through still surviving objects and collections in European heritage institutions? What potential do objects from colonial contexts contain to help us better understand the colonial past and address its ongoing legacies? These and other questions were addressed on Friday 31 March in a Pressing Matter workshop about Cultural Genocide.

Original language	English
Publisher	Pressing Matter: Ownership, Value and the Question of Colonial Heritage in Museums
Publication status	Published - 23 May 2023

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Name	Pressing Matter Blog

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Culture under Attack, Genocide under Scrutiny
Klaas Stutje (Organiser), Adieyatna Fajri (Organiser) & Kelly Breemen (Organiser)
31 Mar 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic

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Fajri, A., Stutje, K., Breemen, K., & Eickhoff, M. (2023). Addressing Violence in and through Objects: Workshop reflections about ‘Cultural Genocide'. (Pressing Matter Blog). Pressing Matter: Ownership, Value and the Question of Colonial Heritage in Museums. https://pressingmatter.nl/addressing-violence-in-and-through-objects-workshop-reflections-about-cultural-genocide/

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Culture under Attack, Genocide under Scrutiny

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