25. März 2021 / Forschung

Call for papers: The Long His­to­ry of Claims for the Re­turn of Cul­tu­ral He­ri­ta­ge from Co­lo­ni­al Con­texts

Virtual Conference organized by the Ger­man Lost Art Foun­da­tion (17 - 19 November 2021)

Since November 2018, when the "Report on the restitution of African cultural heritage" by Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy appeared, the debate on how to deal with collections from colonial contexts in European museums and heritage institutions has focused strongly on the issue of restitution. The conference strives to shed light on the ‘long history’ of resistance against colonial dispossession and expropriation through the articulation of claims for the return of cultural heritage. By historicising and grounding the current debate, the conference aims to explore new avenues for research and future options for action.

The organising committee would like to invite submissions of abstracts for panel presentations as well as poster presentations:

• panel presentations are intended to last about 15−20 minutes followed by Q&A;
• posters need to be made available to conference participants two weeks before the conference starts and will be discussed between authors and interested parties in 5−10 min Q&A sessions; in particular, posters can also present experimental, artistic, activist and/or curatorial approaches to the topic.

Please submit an abstract of 500 words max. and a biographical note of 300 words max. including your institutional affiliation, academic experience, and relevant publications to conference@kulturgutverluste.de by April 11, 2021 in one single document. For any questions, please contact conference@kulturgutverluste.de.