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Interdisciplinary Research Group on Cultural Property
I am pleased to share news of a major interdisciplinary research effort related to cultural property issues. Centered at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, Regina Bendix (a distinguished...
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Essay on Enclosure in Scholarly Communication Updated
I have updated my earlier essay on enclosure in scholarly communications with a sort of index (at the end of the piece) of all of the major discussions of it of which I am aware. While there have been...
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Cultural Subjects and Objects: The Legacy of Franz Boas and Its Futures in...
In April 2008, I had the honor of participating in a symposium organized for the spring meeting of the American Philosophical Society held at the APS’s campus in Philadelphia. The APS Library holds...
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Noyes on the Oversimplications of Cultural Property and Heritage Policy
An important working paper by my friend Dorry Noyes presenting alternatives to the conceptual oversimplifications common in cultural property and cultural heritage policy has just been circulated by...
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Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
My review of Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights by former NEA Chairman (and AFS President) Bill Ivey was recently published in JFRR (Journal of Folklore Research...
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@Mukurtu Project Wins Major IMLS Grant
Congratulations to Kim Christen and everyone working on the Mukurtu project on news that the effort has received a major grant from the (U.S.) Institute for Museum and Library Services (announced...
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Association of American Publishers Issues Horrible New Press Release in...
The Association of American Publishers has issued a awful new press release expressing enthusiasm for the Research Works Act, H.R. 3699 describing it as “significant legislation that will help...
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Value, Ownership, and Cultural Goods: Regina F. Bendix to Deliver 2016...
This is the season’s big lecture. With many heritage studies projects underway, it is a perfect time to welcome Regina back to Bloomington. Here are the details: 2016 Richard M. Dorson Memorial...
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