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EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 34 MIN

Naturalizing Inequalities: The Colonial Museum with Dan Hicks

from Peopling the Past · host Chelsea Gardner and Melissa Funke

How did objects from around the globe and across millenia end up in major museums, far from their places of origin? What role has empire played in shaping modern museums? For this episode, Chelsea and Melissa Speak with Dan Hicks about how culture has been used to define and reinforce racial inequities through the collection and display of objects and human remains in cultural museums. Listen in as Dan explores the history of the cultural museum and how they might re-think their relationship to the spoils of empire.

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