“Decolonizing a Museum: History, Theory, Best Practices” - a new series of online workshops with #museums throughout #Ukraine
The seminar will focus on identifying and deconstructing cultural hegemony and colonial discourse, while also examining their impact on societies. „Colonialism“ doesn’t only relate to #Russia’s attempt to subdue any Ukrainian identity. Participants will explore the significance of acknowledging democratic values in the process of cultural development. The discussion will also address the need to replace Soviet/Russian imperialism with a unique Ukrainian local culture in a global context, self-conscious also vis-à-vis some „Western arrogance “, and promoting diversity and intercultural understanding.
The series of meetings will be led by Dr Elżbieta Kwiecińska - PhD, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include the methodology and history of historiography, as well as the intellectual, cultural and social history of Poland, Ukraine, Russia and Ashkenazi Jews in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular emphasis on national processes and colonial studies. In her research, she adopts the perspective of global and transnational history.
A cycle of six online seminars will be held around the topic of Decolonizing a Museum.
There will be plenty of time for discussions and for sharing own experiences.
Seminars in Ukrainian language only
For Ukrainian museums: To participate, please fill out the registration form:
https://lnkd.in/dVamUGnt
In collaboration with Міністерство культури та інформаційної політики України
Special thanks to our partners:
Fundacja Współpracy Polsko-Niemieckiej
