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Bringing artifacts (back) to life – Ethnographic collections as affective force

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American Ethnologist
23 Jun 2026
Cameroon, Worldwide
Germany
RM* 26 Jun 2026

Hansjörg Dilger writes: Ethnographic collections can be understood as affective forces: relational entities that connect people, institutions, histories, and more-than-human worlds, while shaping contemporary debates about care, collaboration, and restitution. (open access)

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