2. Malet Street. Senate House And The British Museum

Following a brief introduction to the Senate House library, this episode discusses the British Museum. Reflecting first on the ethics of collecting artefacts which belong to other cultures, the discussion then turns to some of the ways in which the Museum has left an indelible mark on Latin America. Further reading: * Senate House Latin American Collections: https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library/our-collections/research-strengths-of-our-collections/latin-american-studies#finding-articles-21669 * The British Museum Americas Collection: https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/africa-oceania-and-americas/americas * César Aira (1991), La liebre (Buenos Aires: Emecé) * Michael Löwy (ed.), (1992), Marxism in Latin America from 1909 to the Present: An Anthology, trans. Michael Pearlman (London: Humanities Press) Find out more about the Faculty of Arts & Humanities induction for new and returning students, Inspiring Minds 2020, at https://bit.ly/inspiring-minds.