Activating refusal
Exploring NFTs to disrupt museum ownership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5701339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liz Feld (0000-0001-6615-4182, Adult Education and Community Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-114 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2023.2277794 |
| OpenAlex | W4388211818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The growing outrage over the continued stewardship of artefacts acquired through nefarious means has compelled cultural institutions to explore their role in marginalising cultures through misrepresentation. Indigenous communities around the globe are seeking the repatriation of sacred objects often collected through colonial violence. Though many museums have collaborated with communities to repatriate these artefacts, many have also avoided or refused repatriation requests, leaving communities without recourse. This paper will explore repatriation in the digital world through the lens of Cercle d'Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise's (CATPC) the quest for the return of an important Balot Pende sculpture from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and whether creating a digital iteration, like an Non-Fungible Token (NFT) of a sacred object, offers a potential activist tool to reclaim an alternate form of ownership when physical repatriation is not available
Archaeology · Commodification · Economy · Indigenous · Media studies · Misrepresentation · Political science · Politics · Repatriation · Sculpture · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |