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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 17h

Grateful to BBC Radio Wales for having me on today to talk about the theft at St Fagans National Museum of History 🏛️🎙️ Very much hoping that the objects stolen in this targeted theft will be found asap #BBCWales #StFagans #MuseumHeist #CulturalHeritage #LootedHeritage

Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 12d

Great to be a discussant on the first session of the Political Economy Futures Forum - supported by the College of Social Sciences @uofglasgow.bsky.social - where we discuss AI and illegal markets with Alessio Azzutti today #AI #illegalmarkets #crime #harms #governance #interdisciplinarity

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 22d

What a beautiful day to welcome our new #UG #PGT #PGR #Criminology & @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social students at @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social !🎓✨ We’re thrilled to have you join our vibrant university community 🌍📚 #WelcomeWeek #NewBeginnings

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 27d

Standing with the people of Nepal during these challenging days. May the voices of protest be heard with respect, and may a path of dialogue and compassion guide the nation toward unity and healing. 🕊️❤️

hyperallergic.com/1040874/hist...

Historic Singha Durbar Palace Destroyed as Nepal Protests Turn Deadly

Police used live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas on demonstrators mobilizing against government corruption.

hyperallergic.com

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Britni Danielle @britnidanielle.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Museums are not stages for loyalty. They are civic laboratories. They are places where we wrestle with contradictions, encounter the unfamiliar and widen our circle of empathy."

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · Aug 28

Opinion | Why I refused to let the Smithsonian show my work

History shows us what happens when governments demand that museums perform loyalty.

www.msnbc.com

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Aug 28

So lovely to be in sunny Leuven @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social to explore pathways to further strengthen our #criminology partnership @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social #globalcriminology #criminologycollab #criminologyacrossborders

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · Aug 13

New special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice Vol. 13 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Caring for Culture in the 21st Century @saa-aap.bsky.social @apsap.bsky.social @archaeojake.bsky.social @sherr-spadefoot.bsky.social @drdonnayates.bsky.social @dremilinesmith.bsky.social

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 17

The repatriation of a collection of cultural artefacts to Indonesia's Warloka community was facilitated by @dremilinesmith.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Find out more: bit.ly/4m5wB57

Dr Emiline Smith with members of the Universitas Gadjah Mada team.

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jul 9

Spectacular views over Rinca (= home of Komodo dragons). We are here in Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) to prepare the repatriation of 30+ objects and ancestral remains, happening in the next few days. Stay tuned for updates! #IPDF #UGM @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 28

This certainly looks epic (I wish it was true 😍) #Relooted #ReturntheGods #videogame #repatriation #Africangameindustry @nyamakop.co.za - culturecustodian.com/relooted-the...

Relooted: The African Game Turning Artifact Repatriation Into a Bold Heist

As demands for the repatriation of African artifacts rise, a video game is offering a stage of digital heists to retrieve stolen treasures

culturecustodian.com

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thanks for covering this NT & for the quote. The art market needs to know that there is no excuse to auction off invaluable and inalienable Nepali cultural objects like this stunning Pratap Malla necklace #returnthegods #NepaliTimes #nepaliheritage #repatriation - nepalitimes.com/news/repatri...

Repatriation for reconciliation

nepalitimes.com

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 17

Happy to report that the auction house withdrew this lot during the auction due to "problems with the origin" as per the auctioneer #tobecontinued #returnthegods

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 17

For anyone interested, follow the auction here: www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/...

At Auction: Ritual necklace in gilded copper, Nepal 17th century, gift of King Pratap Malla (origin galerie Astamangala)

Bid now on Invaluable: Ritual necklace in gilded copper, Nepal 17th century, gift of King Pratap Malla (origin galerie Astamangala) from Veilinghuis Loeckx on June 17, 2025, 10:00 AM CET.

www.invaluable.com

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 17

In about 1 hour, Auction House Loeckx will be selling off this beautiful necklace, similar to the stolen Taleju necklace at the Art Institute of Chicago. This auction has alllll the unethical and illicit lots - ancestors, weapons, deities #stopsellinglootedheritage #returnthegods #noprovenancenosale

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 16

The striking icon of this conference is of course the Taleju necklace, held captive by the @artinstitutechi.bsky.social and still not repatriated after years of requests from Nepal #returnthegods #lootedheritage

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 11

Honoured and very excited to speak at this important conference by the Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign next week in Kathmandu - see you there? #returnthegods #lootedheritage #Nepal @artcrimeprof.bsky.social @helenaarose.bsky.social
nepalheritagerecoverycampaign.org

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · Jun 6

The theme of this year's SIEF Congress in Aberdeen is 'Unwriting - challenging and deconstructing the authority of inscribed truth in folklore and tradition'. Join me in our panel 'Unwriting in the Himalayas: reflections on collaborative craft and authorship' today - www.siefhome.org/congresses/s...

International Society for Ethnology and Folklore

SIEF is an international organization that facilitates and stimulates cooperation among scholars working within European Ethnology, Folklore Studies, Cultural Anthropology and adjoining fields. SIEF o...

www.siefhome.org

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 19

Great to see this out - in this article I elaborate on passive and active academic facilitation of #illicittrade in cultural objects, taking Mary Slusser and Emma Bunker as examples #returnthegods @saa-aap.bsky.social‬ @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Scholarly Facilitation of the Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects: Providing a Veneer of Legitimacy | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core

Scholarly Facilitation of the Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects: Providing a Veneer of Legitimacy

www.cambridge.org

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 14

A wonderful end to our visitors' stay in Glasgow, this beautiful cross-cultural exchange 'From the Atrato to the Clyde: what does it mean for a river to have rights?' #environmentaljustice #riverjustice @mohume.bsky.social @allangillies.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 14

House for an Art Lover - What a beautiful spot to do some strategic teaching & research planning and team building today @thesccjr.bsky.social #BellahoustonPark #Glasgow #Scotland #CharlesRennieMackintosh

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 14

Fantastic day spent in Edinburgh yesterday speaking to @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social about their Indonesian collection, thinking through critical heritage and justice research & teaching possibilities #IPDF #heritagejustice @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 12

Such a great day with our esteemed colleagues from #UGM #Indonesia. Started off with a thought-provoking visit @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social with @xanadu68.bsky.social, then more meetings & public lecture on #AuthorizedHeritageDiscourse and #epistemicjustice. Still with so much ☀️☀️ ☀️ #dreamteam

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 11

Amazing to have visitors from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Glasgow to share expertise on colonial collections, repatriation, & heritage protection from Scotland to Indonesia, especially with so much ☀️ ☀️ ☀️

Visit funded by @uofglasgow.bsky.social's IPDF @uofgsps.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 6

If you're in Glasgow next week, please pop by to hear from our valued Universitas Gadjah Mada visitors! #epistemicinjustice #Indonesia #IPDF #UGM @uofgsps.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · May 5

Very excited to announce this CfP Special Issue:
🌊International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
🌊@juliemberg.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social
and Chloe Heys
🌊All things #oceanjustice #oceancrime #oceanharms
🌊See also: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
🌊Please share widely!

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