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noemieetienne.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social · Jun 30

What makes it possible to see a tragedy? Who holds the privilege of oblivion? I’m happy to share "Spectacular Blindness", an article written with Meredith Martin! rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa03/statu...

View of Spectacular Blindness: Enslaved Children and African Artifacts in Eighteenth-Century Paris

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ArtHist @arthist-net.bsky.social · Jun 26

JOB: Senior Scientist, Kunstgeschichte Mitteleuropas, Universität Wien

https://arthist.net/archive/49584

Senior Scientist, Kunstgeschichte Mitteleuropas, Universität Wien

Katrina Zachhuber. Bewerbungsschluss: 06.07.2025

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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · May 19

La journaliste et poétesse Nour Elassy livre sa première chronique depuis la bande de Gaza, où elle est née. Épuisée par les deuils, la famine et les exils forcés, elle rêve désormais de partir. Et appelle le monde au secours.

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Combien de temps le monde regardera-t-il Gaza mourir ?

La journaliste et poétesse Nour Elassy livre sa première chronique depuis la bande de Gaza, où elle est née. Épuisée par les deuils, la famine et les exils forcés, elle rêve désormais de partir. Et appelle le monde au secours.

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Anne Brigaudeau @annebrigaudeau.bsky.social · May 9

71e jour, donc, que le gouvernement israélien bloque toute entrée d’aide humanitaire à Gaza, sous les yeux et dans l’indifférence complice du monde

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · May 8

Mahmoud Alsaqqa from Oxfam explains that its been 70 days with no food coming into Gaza & now many people aren't even managing to have one meal each day.

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ArtHist @arthist-net.bsky.social · May 6

CONF: On the Edges of Conservation (Paris, 5 Jun 25)

https://arthist.net/archive/49180

On the Edges of Conservation (Paris, 5 Jun 25)

Franziska Wasserberg, Wien. INHA, 2 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris, 05.06.2025

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Apr 2

Very recently, a long-lost Klimt has resurfaced, along with a silenced story. @noemieetienne.bsky.socials student, Sarah Hübler, looks into Austria’s colonial past through the portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, a performer in 1900s so-called ethnographic shows.

Read here: bit.ly/42hLWqN

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · Mar 27

This report should break something in all of us.

15,613 children.

The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.

26% were under the age of 5

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On Monday, the ministry published a list of names of 15,613 children under the age of 18 who it said had been killed in Israeli military operations in Gaza.
Among them, 890 children were under the age of 1, and 274 were born and died during the war. Almost a quarter, 26%, were under the age of 5.

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 26

How do we preserve heritage in a rapidly changing world? 🌍 Renée Riedler shares reflections from St. Louis, Senegal: exploring CRDS archives, Oumar Ly’s photography legacy 📸, and witnessing the city's urgent fight against coastal erosion 🌊.

Read our new GloCo blog post here: bit.ly/444M3IC

Roaming around St. Louis: A Personal Reflection on the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal and the Struggles of a UNESCO World Heritage City – by Renée Riedler — Cultural Heritage Stud...

During my recent visit to Senegal, I had the opportunity to explore the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal (CRDS), located on the southernmost point of the historic Ile de Saint Lou...

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Eva Kapeller-Hallama @evahallama.bsky.social · Mar 19

We are looking for contributions!

H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · Feb 13

CFP: Fleeting Voices. Preserving Acoustic Heritage in the Archives and the Arts

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-153192

Wien, 01.10.2025-03.10.2025, Department Media Theory, University of Applied Arts Vienna; Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences; Cultural Heritage Studies, …

Fleeting Voices. Preserving Acoustic Heritage in the Archives and the Arts

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 25

🎨 Check out our new guest lectures for the summer term on Museums, Exhibitions & Conservation, organized by @noemieetienne.bsky.social. Speakers include @silas-blue.bsky.social, @heghnarw.bsky.social & @cageinbeakifly.bsky.social and many others.

📅 Wednesdays 9:15–10:45am CET.
✍️ DM for Zoom link!

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 18

🌍✈️ From Dakar to Saint Louis, through Goree, Podor & Casamance – our latest blog emphasizes the vital role of artists & craftspeople in conservation(s)! 🎨🛠️ Check out what we learned from dyers, potters, booksellers & makers in Senegal. ✨ Read more: bit.ly/4itFS5D.

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Honoring Craft and Conservation: The Role of Local Artisans in Conservation — Cultural Heritage Studies Vienna

In our previous blog post , we shared some reflections from our Viennese team members on the International Conference on Situated Conservations in Senegal. Today, we highlight a different but e...

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ปิยะรักษ์ 🍂🎃 @piyarak-s.bsky.social · Mar 6

"The Last Elephant Catchers? The (In)Visible Indigenous Heritage of the Kui in Thailand" by Dr Alisa Santikarn from Siam Society's archive

Book:
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Recording:
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The Siam Society Lecture: The Last Elephant Catchers?

YouTube video by The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 14

🎉 Our "Global Conservation" postdoc, Alisa Santikarn, just published "Indigenous Heritage and Identity of the Last Elephant Catchers in Northeast Thailand"! 📖The book explores the Kui Ajiang community’s heritage after elephant catching ended.

Check out the Open Access publication: bit.ly/3DJD98S 🐘

Indigenous Heritage and Identity of the Last Elephant Catchers in Northeast Thailand

In 2019, when Mew Salangam passed away at 91, newspapers across Thailand described him as belonging to the “last generation of elephant doctors.” Mew was a member of the Kui Ajiang community in Thaila...

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 11

🌍 In January, we were in Senegal for "Situated Conservations" conference – and it was an incredible experience! But what was it really like? 👀

We’re sharing our journey in a 6-part blog series!
📖 First up: Experiencing Senegal: Reflections from our Viennese Participants

Read more 👉 bit.ly/43BleLV

Bridging Worlds: Reflections on the International Conference “Situated Conservations” in Senegal — Cultural Heritage Studies Vienna

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ArtHist @arthist-net.bsky.social · Feb 14

CFP: Fleeting Voices (Wien, 1-3 Oct 25)

https://arthist.net/archive/43953

Fleeting Voices (Wien, 1-3 Oct 25)

Katrin Abromeit, Laura Bohnenblust, Eva Hallama. Zentrum Fokus Forschung, University of Applied Arts Vienna, 01.–03.10.2025, Eingabeschluss : 06.04.2025

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Österreichische Mediathek @mediathek.bsky.social · Feb 28

Call for Papers: „Fleeting Voices. Preserving Acoustic Heritage in the Archives and the Arts“ Konferenz von #SONIME und Cultural Heritage Studies (Uni Wien)

📧 Deadline: 6.4.25 [email protected]

Konferenz: 1.–3.10.25, Die Angewandte Wien

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Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Mar 3

"The universities control the knowledge in our society (...) We have to agressivly attack the universities (...). Fundamental lies that feminism is liberating (...) There is wisdom in what Nixon said, the professors are the enemy "

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J.D. Vance | The Universities are the Enemy | National Conservatism Conference II

YouTube video by National Conservatism

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Mar 3

‼️ CFP: Fleeting Voices Preserving: Acoustic Heritage in Archives & Arts 🎙️

We invite conventional as well as experimental contributions!

📅 Oct 1-3, 2025 | Vienna
📩 Submit by April 6: [email protected]

More info: arthist.net/archive/43953

@mediathek.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social

Fleeting Voices (Wien, 1-3 Oct 25)

Katrin Abromeit, Laura Bohnenblust, Eva Hallama. Zentrum Fokus Forschung, University of Applied Arts Vienna, 01.–03.10.2025, Eingabeschluss : 06.04.2025

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noemieetienne.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social · Feb 25

New Blog Post! Our colleague Renée Riedler (Weltmuseum/ Uni Vienna) thinks about heritage, both natural and cultural, on the island of Saint-Louis in Senegal. @heritageunivie.bsky.social @ERC @univie.ac.at www.heritagestudiesvienna.com/gloco-blog/r...

Roaming around St. Louis: A Personal Reflection on the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal and the Struggles of a UNESCO World Heritage City – by Renée Riedler — Cultural Heritage Stud...

During my recent visit to Senegal, I had the opportunity to explore the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation du Sénégal (CRDS), located on the southernmost point of the historic Ile de Saint Lou...

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noemieetienne.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social · Feb 20

Artists, artisans, creation, and conservation in Senegal. Visit our new blog post! @heritageunivie.bsky.social Food for thoughts about our research and beautifule memories: www.heritagestudiesvienna.com/gloco-blog/h...

Honoring Craft and Conservation: The Role of Local Artisans in Conservation — Cultural Heritage Studies Vienna

In our previous blog post , we shared some reflections from our Viennese team members on the International Conference on Situated Conservations in Senegal. Today, we highlight a different but e...

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Jan 24

As the main challenges,we identified fewer successors to continue the traditional techniques.To sustain traditional textile manufacturing, it is crucial to support artisans, but also to build new professional networks, find new clients and spread awareness about the craft both in Senegal and abroad.

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noemieetienne.bsky.social @noemieetienne.bsky.social · Jan 25

What a wonderful experience in Senegal! We discussed conservation, its multiple definitions, and its political uses. Conservation was challenged by our great speakers, lively audience, and many songs and dances. Let's work for more justice, nuance, and fun in the museum world, academia, and beyond.

Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Jan 24

Sargal Fatima Fall Niang! We closed the day with a heartfelt ceremony honoring Fatima Fall Niang. She is an iconic figure in heritage management in 🇸🇳, dedicating her life to its preservation. A former director of CRDS in Saint-Louis, she combined practical experience with theoretical approaches.

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Jan 24

Sargal Fatima Fall Niang! We closed the day with a heartfelt ceremony honoring Fatima Fall Niang. She is an iconic figure in heritage management in 🇸🇳, dedicating her life to its preservation. A former director of CRDS in Saint-Louis, she combined practical experience with theoretical approaches.

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Jan 24

In this context, we discussed the role of the government in funding restoration of historical buildings and argued that the process of rebuilding can strengthen identities. Built heritage isn’t just monuments--it’s a source of learning and unlearning.

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Cultural Heritage Studies @ University of Vienna @heritageunivie.bsky.social · Jan 24

What is the goal of conservation if not the living? We asked many thought provoking questions during our fifth panel on built heritage. The discussion centered around the connection between built heritage, histories, and tourism.

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