African Artifacts and the Politics of Repatriation

Hosted By
Dr. Ben Talton
PanelistS
Dr. Rashida Bumbray
Dr. Ciraj Rasool
Dr. Delinda Collier

African Worlds in Conversation: African Artifacts and the Politics of Repatriation was a discussion held on January 22, 2021 with panelists Dr. Rashida Bumbray, Dr. Ciraj Rasool, and Dr. Delinda Collier, and hosted by Dr. Ben Talton. This panel of scholars, activists, and artists discussed the restitution of African art and artifacts to Africa and, more specifically, restoring looted items and cultural relics from the continent. They also discussed restitution movements, confronting colonial histories, agency, and authorship of African and diasporic actors. They tackled the spiritual aspect of objects that have been divorced from their reality and explored multiple “colonialism,” including mercantile colonialism and internal colonialism with respect to South Africa. Finally, the panelists explored museums as gatekeepers and how museums were embedded in the process of colonial violence.

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