Cultural Looting and Restitution at the Dawn of the Cold War: The French Recovery Missions in Eastern Europe

Cœuré, Sophie

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“…Moreover, the paper adds to the recent literature on the history of looted objects (Coeuré 2017;Gaudenzi and Swenson 2017) by demonstrating how non-engagement with their restitution hides intricacies surrounding existing collections. In…”

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“…Recent studies analysing looted art and restitution in the twentieth century substantiate these suspicions by demonstrating that research into the histories of those objects and their very existence encounters many obstacles, such as the "substantial gaps in the archival record linked to inaccessibility, wilful destruction, as well as the secrecy" surrounding them (Gaudenzi and Swenson 2017: 510; see also Coeuré 2017;Fialho Brandão 2017). The studies not only show how debates on restitution play an important role in renegotiating postcolonial relationships and in shaping new national imaginaries, but also defy "a narrative that moves seamlessly from the national to the international sphere" in terms of determining the role of different actors in the looting and restitution of objects (Gaudenzi and Swenson 2017: 513).…”

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Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilisations: Towards a New Imaginary of a Post-ethnographic Museum

Kopf¹

2018

Martor

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How are postcolonial identities curated in non-Western art institutions? How do the latter engage with the question of the restitution of colonial looted artefacts during this turning point where Western museums seem increasingly willing to address claims of repatriation? Focusing on the unfolding debates on restitution and heritage around the new Museum of Black Civilisations (MCN) in Senegal, the article investigates how curatorial approaches aimed at challenging Eurocentrism address questions of identity, authenticity and discourses on the Other. It finds that, contrary to decolonial museum exhibitions in the West, the MCN avoids engaging in claims of restitution as this would reproduce Europe’s key role in defining “authentic” and “traditional” African art. At the same time, this paper shows that the underlying logic aimed to subvert exoticising representations and reconfigure Self-Other relations can uphold an internal dichotomy of cultures that risks lapsing into the same essentialism that is criticised. This is furthermore complicated by the tension between an imaginary of pan-African Black Civilisations and the criticism directed towards the management of artefacts in postcolonial states where nation-building is an ongoing process. In teasing out the challenges of formulating a reconfigured postcolonial future without drawing on culturalist discourses and reinforcing a dichotomy between modernity and tradition, this article adds a radically different perspective to the literature on heritage and museums in relation to colonialism and is also of relevance to those looking at curatorial practices, identity politics and international relations.

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Section: Cracks In the Emptiness: Existing Collections In Dusty Boxesmentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Cracks In the Emptiness: Existing Collections In Dusty Boxesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilisations: Towards a New Imaginary of a Post-ethnographic Museum

Kopf¹

2018

Martor

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“…Autores #1 Information Science e Library Science (Boserup, 2005;Brower, 1963;Glenn, 1962;Iacovino, 2010;Karabinos, 2015Karabinos, , 2018Kecskeméti, 1992;Mattern, 2016;Mnjama, 2007;Namhila, 2016;Ngoepe e Netshakhuma, 2018;Schenkolewski-Kroll, 2016;Wurl, 2005) #2 History (Anderson, 2011(Anderson, , 2015Bailkin, 2015;Banton, 2012aBanton, , 2012bCoeuré, 2017;El Shakry, 2015;Hill, 2017;Maaba, 2008;Phillips, 2016;Radeljic, 2015;Rawlings, 2015;Sato, 2017) #3 Music (Heuman, 2013;Hilder, 2012;Kahunde, 2012 (Cox, 2010;Grimsted, 2010a;Montgomery, 2014) #6 Communication/Linguistics (Frick, 2015;Sela, 2018b As palavras ou expressões mais frequentes devolveram, também, "descolonização", "arquivos migrados", "repatriação (de arquivos)", "arquivos coloniais", "herança cultural", "memória", "arquivos nacionais", "restrição de acesso", "confisco de arquivos" e "arquivos sonoros". O aspeto mais relevante consiste no facto de os conceitos de "arquivo migrado" (migrated archives), "arquivo colonial" (colonial archives) e "arquivos confiscados" (seized archives) se encontrarem estreitamente vinculados entre si, associados a fenómenos de descolonização e de secessão de Estados.…”

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“…Cerca de 50,0% (n=35) dos artigos recorreram ao método histórico, com prevalência para o método arquivístico ou documental (Hill, 1993;Ventresca e Mohr, 2017). Os artigos recuperados materializam-se em análises históricas (Brower, 1963;Kecskeméti, 1992;Grimsted, 1992Grimsted, , 1993bGrimsted, , 1993aGrimsted, , 2005Grimsted, , 2010bGrimsted, , 2010aCox, 2011;Banton, 2012b;Melamed, 2012;Karabinos, 2013Karabinos, , 2015Montgomery, 2014;Anderson, 2015;Radeljic, 2015;Rawlings, 2015;Phillips, 2016;Sato, 2017;Coeuré, 2017), ensaios ou ensaios opinativos (Glenn, 1962;Rhoads, 1966;O'Neill, 1979;Wurl, 2005;Badger, 2012;Bailkin, 2015;El Shakry, 2015;Elkins, 2015;Shepard, 2015;Niessen, 2018) e estudos de caso narrativos (Grimsted, 2001(Grimsted, , 2006Montgomery, 2013Montgomery, , 2015Schenkolewski-Kroll, 2016). Outros artigos (20,0%; n=14) mencionam o recurso aos estudos de caso como método (Anderson, 2011;Barber, 2012;Boserup, 2005;Delva, 2018;…”

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“…Arquivos removidos aos países/regiões em contexto de conflito armado (para suportar como informação de inteligência à força ocupante, incidindo em arquivos privados e públicos) ou decorrente de tráfico ilícito de bens culturais. (Glenn, 1962;Brower, 1963;Grimsted, 1971Grimsted, , 2001Grimsted, , 2005Grimsted, , 2006Grimsted, , 2010bKecskeméti, 1992;Cox, 2010;Montgomery, 2011Montgomery, , 2013Montgomery, , 2014Montgomery, , 2015Melamed, 2012;Shepard, 2015;El Shakry, 2015;Sinkoff, 2016;Coeuré, 2017;Sela, 2018aSela, , 2018b…”

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Arquivos deslocados

Macedo

2019

BRAJIS

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Este artigo consiste num mapeamento de literatura em torno do tópico “arquivos deslocados”. Um dos problemas verificados consiste na ausência de um quadro conceptual claro, por a terminografia arquivística apresentar diversos termos para denominar um mesmo fenómeno. O objetivo deste artigo consiste em realizar uma prospeção e síntese de literatura em torno das caraterísticas, dimensão e contexto de utilização dos conceitos utilizados. Foram realizadas buscas na base de dados Web of Science (WoS), tendo como critérios de inclusão termos extraídos da terminologia arquivística em inglês e artigos científicos publicados entre 1953 a 2018 em revistas analisadas por pares. Metodologicamente, o artigo combina o mapeamento de literatura com uma revisão de escopo. Dos 160 artigos, foram incluídos 70, produzidos entre 1962 a 2018. Predominam temas associados com a descolonização e secessão, conflito armado e tráfico ilícito, tanto em contexto internacional como intranacional. Prevalecem estudos qualitativos, especialmente análises históricas e estudos de caso. Novos conceitos aparecem, como arquivos coloniais, arquivos confiscados e arquivos expatriados, não considerados pela terminografia arquivística. Para concluir, o conceito de "arquivo deslocado" permanece invisível junto da comunidade arquivística, especialmente lusófona, da qual não se obteve qualquer produção científica sobre o tópico.

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Monuments Women and Men: Rethinking popular narratives via British Major Anne Olivier Popham

Campbell

2021

Int J Cult Prop

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In recent years, the work of the American Monuments Men has been celebrated in popular histories and culture, such as bestselling books by Robert Edsel and a feature film directed by George Clooney (The Monuments Men, 2014). While public awareness of Nazi art looting and the courageous work of American cultural officers is long overdue, these popular narratives elide the role played by women and other Western Allies and fail to address the corps’ greatest failure: the incomplete restitution of Jewish assets. This article explores these factors through a case study of British Major Anne Olivier Popham (1916–2018), who served the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFA&A) division in Bünde from November 1945 to October 1947. Drawing on Popham’s diaries held at the Imperial War Museum in London, the author’s interview with her, and British and American archives, the case study yields important insight into personnel recruited by the MFA&A, gender relations among the officers, methodological dilemmas presented by the use of first-hand accounts, and the ongoing need for transnational restitution efforts.

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Cultural Looting and Restitution at the Dawn of the Cold War: The French Recovery Missions in Eastern Europe

Cited by 4 publications

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Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilisations: Towards a New Imaginary of a Post-ethnographic Museum

Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilisations: Towards a New Imaginary of a Post-ethnographic Museum

Arquivos deslocados

Monuments Women and Men: Rethinking popular narratives via British Major Anne Olivier Popham

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