Decolonise archaeology

Description

At the beginning of 2020 Laura Hampden (Museum Detox, Historic England) and Hannah Cobb (CIfA Equality and Diversity Group, University of Manchester) presented the outline of a decolonise archaeology toolkit to CIfA Advisory Council. The conversation about the impact of colonialism and racism in our profession has been going on for some time, and in May this year the brutal murder of George Floyd, and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests, further highlighted how racism is systemic and present throughout our society, and how we must act now to change this. Our programme of events responds to this, centring on the development of an anti-racist decolonise archaeology toolkit in collaboration with colleagues across the heritage sector. By attending these events you will not only be contributing to one of the most important conversations in our profession today, but you will also have the opportunity to explore how racism and colonialism impact your own practice and you will leave with clear take-aways about how you can actively challenge these, and be actively anti-racist, throughout your own heritage practice.

Featured presenters:
Laura Hampden: Museum Detox, Historic England
Hannah Cobb: CIfA Equality and Diversity Group, University of Manchester

Agenda

TBC

Additional info

This meeting will take place on Zoom; the link for the meeting will be sent out the hour before the meeting starts.