Papers by carine durand
The Pasifika Styles exhibition: an example of exhange between anthropological and artistic practices
Archaeology, 2010
Over the past three decades, ethnographic museums have increasingly collected and displayed conte... more Over the past three decades, ethnographic museums have increasingly collected and displayed contemporary artworks in order to challenge assumptions about the (in) authenticity of cultural minorities. Yet, this paper argues, by perpetuating ambiguities and ...
Curator: The Museum Journal, 2010
In this study of artistic practice surrounding the development of the Pasifika Styles exhibition ... more In this study of artistic practice surrounding the development of the Pasifika Styles exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Cambridge), the author argues that certain methodologies employed in artistic practice, such as techniques of assemblage, not only suggest ways in which collaborative initiatives between museums and their communities can be realized, they also offer practical direction for the development of complementary ethnographic techniques. Interest among museum practitioners in what artists can offer museums is explored in relation to their increasing need to demonstrate their social relevance.
Antiquity, Dec 1, 2011
Objectives The main aim of this project is to understand how European colonial activity influence... more Objectives The main aim of this project is to understand how European colonial activity influenced environmental and cultural transformations in this region of the Indian Ocean (Seetah 2010) by targeting specific locations (Figure 2), incorporating slave, indentured and imperial sites, as well as sites with high eco-archaeological potential. Establishing base-line soil conditions formed the focus of the first season and centred on a site in the north of the island at Mon Choisy (overall size 800m²). It forms part of a former plantation and offers a ...
Congress papers by carine durand
The summary of the objectives of the White Book on the management of historical
and archaeologica... more The summary of the objectives of the White Book on the management of historical
and archaeological heritage of the Spanish Group of World Heritage Cities is
presented. This document is intended as a guide for the comprehensive management
of the heritage of cities, as an essential part of them. It is part of the comprehensive
vision of the city and its heritage as a historic urban landscape, and the important
role of municipalities as the administration closer to the citizen.
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Papers by carine durand
Congress papers by carine durand
and archaeological heritage of the Spanish Group of World Heritage Cities is
presented. This document is intended as a guide for the comprehensive management
of the heritage of cities, as an essential part of them. It is part of the comprehensive
vision of the city and its heritage as a historic urban landscape, and the important
role of municipalities as the administration closer to the citizen.
and archaeological heritage of the Spanish Group of World Heritage Cities is
presented. This document is intended as a guide for the comprehensive management
of the heritage of cities, as an essential part of them. It is part of the comprehensive
vision of the city and its heritage as a historic urban landscape, and the important
role of municipalities as the administration closer to the citizen.