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Episode 109: Kenya's Cultural Heritage
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This week, we’re joined by Tayiana Chao, a digital heritage specialist and digital humanities scholar, of African Digital Heritage, the Museum of British Colonialism, Save the Railway and Skills 4 Culture to discuss the importance of having a digital cultural heritage for the African continent. What is the current situation in Kenya when it comes to cultural heritage? Why is it important to have conversations about cultural heritage in Kenya, especially at this moment? How do we ensure that the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our cultural heritage centres Kenyans?
What role does technology have to play in our archiving, exploring and understanding our cultural heritage? What gaps currently exist in terms of the skills required in this sector? What gaps exist in the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our heritage? How can we bridge these gaps? What role will cultural heritage will play in the Kenyan socio-political experience in the coming years? Press play to find out!
Resources
National Museums and Heritage Act (2006)
Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service
Kenya National Library Service
Mau Mau Detention Camp - Field Work
International Inventories Program
Grand history of the lunatic express
Museums are hiding their imperial pasts – which is why my tours are needed
Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities
Museums have long overlooked the violence of empire
Operation Legacy’: Britain’s Destruction and Concealment of Colonial Records Worldwide
Revealed: the bonfire of papers at the end of Empire
Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes
Foreign Office hoarding 1m historic files in secret archive
Sins of colonialists lay concealed for decades in secret archive
Mau Mau torture claim Kenyans win right to sue British government
Kenyan torture victims give evidence in high court compensation case
Kenya: UK expresses regret over abuse as Mau Mau promised payout
Kenyan Mau Mau victims in talks with UK government over legal settlement
The Mau Mau may rewrite the history of the British empire
Britain's Gulag : The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya
The house at the end of history: The little city gem that is the Murumbi Gallery
Ethical Issues In Digitization Of Cultural Heritage
Digitization of Cultural Heritage
Digitisation of Cultural Heritage
115 odcinków
Manage episode 239497581 series 1247257
This week, we’re joined by Tayiana Chao, a digital heritage specialist and digital humanities scholar, of African Digital Heritage, the Museum of British Colonialism, Save the Railway and Skills 4 Culture to discuss the importance of having a digital cultural heritage for the African continent. What is the current situation in Kenya when it comes to cultural heritage? Why is it important to have conversations about cultural heritage in Kenya, especially at this moment? How do we ensure that the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our cultural heritage centres Kenyans?
What role does technology have to play in our archiving, exploring and understanding our cultural heritage? What gaps currently exist in terms of the skills required in this sector? What gaps exist in the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our heritage? How can we bridge these gaps? What role will cultural heritage will play in the Kenyan socio-political experience in the coming years? Press play to find out!
Resources
National Museums and Heritage Act (2006)
Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service
Kenya National Library Service
Mau Mau Detention Camp - Field Work
International Inventories Program
Grand history of the lunatic express
Museums are hiding their imperial pasts – which is why my tours are needed
Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities
Museums have long overlooked the violence of empire
Operation Legacy’: Britain’s Destruction and Concealment of Colonial Records Worldwide
Revealed: the bonfire of papers at the end of Empire
Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes
Foreign Office hoarding 1m historic files in secret archive
Sins of colonialists lay concealed for decades in secret archive
Mau Mau torture claim Kenyans win right to sue British government
Kenyan torture victims give evidence in high court compensation case
Kenya: UK expresses regret over abuse as Mau Mau promised payout
Kenyan Mau Mau victims in talks with UK government over legal settlement
The Mau Mau may rewrite the history of the British empire
Britain's Gulag : The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya
The house at the end of history: The little city gem that is the Murumbi Gallery
Ethical Issues In Digitization Of Cultural Heritage
Digitization of Cultural Heritage
Digitisation of Cultural Heritage
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