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Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases (2024)
Journal Article
Murphy, S. (2024). Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases. Antiquity, 98(401), 1395-1495. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.129

Calls for the restitution and repatriation of cultural objects continue to escalate. High-profile cases such as the Parthenon Frieze and the Benin Bronzes dominate international news cycles and provoke fierce debate; however, less attention has been... Read More about Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases.

Visualizing the Taboo in Esoteric Buddhism (2024)
Book Chapter
Luczanits, C. (2024). Visualizing the Taboo in Esoteric Buddhism. In K. Behrendt (Ed.), Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet (46-67). Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monastery and Museum in Mustang and Ladakh (2024)
Book Chapter
Luczanits, C., & Tythacott, L. (2024). Monastery and Museum in Mustang and Ladakh. In C. Luczanits, & L. Tythacott (Eds.), Tibetan Monastery Collections and Museums: Traditional Practices and Contemporary Issues (24-85). Vajra Books

Six Jaina Bronzes (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P., Krüger, P., & Shah, P. (2023). Six Jaina Bronzes. In P. Flügel, H. De Jonckheere, & R. Söhnen-Thieme (Eds.), Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (96-103). Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS

Jain metal altars can be found in numerous museums and
collections outside India. Most of these objects come from
western India and were produced between the 11th and 19th
century. Although large numbers of these altar pieces exist, an
in-depth s... Read More about Six Jaina Bronzes.

From parvenu to “highbrow” tastes: the rise of cultural capital in China’s intergenerational elites (2021)
Journal Article
Li, G. C. (in press). From parvenu to “highbrow” tastes: the rise of cultural capital in China’s intergenerational elites. The British Journal of Sociology, 72(3), 514-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12862

A new generation of elites distinguished by their cultural endowments has emerged in China. Unlike the older generation of elites who signaled status through the display of wealth but shared similar tastes, the new generation of cultured elites has s... Read More about From parvenu to “highbrow” tastes: the rise of cultural capital in China’s intergenerational elites.

A coming of age in the anthropological study of anime? Introductory thoughts envisioning the Business Anthropology of Japanese Animation (2020)
Journal Article
Mihara, R. (2020). A coming of age in the anthropological study of anime? Introductory thoughts envisioning the Business Anthropology of Japanese Animation. Journal of business anthropology, 9(1), 88-110. https://doi.org/10.22439/jba.v9i1.59+63

This article highlights how Anglophone anthropological studies of Japanese animation (anime) have overlooked its businesspeople (such as producers, investors, merchandisers, and entrepreneurs) by formulaically advocating anime creators and fans as cr... Read More about A coming of age in the anthropological study of anime? Introductory thoughts envisioning the Business Anthropology of Japanese Animation.

Meritorious Curating and the Renewal of Pagoda Museums in Myanmar (2020)
Thesis
Tan, H. Meritorious Curating and the Renewal of Pagoda Museums in Myanmar. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Gifts have been accumulated, stored and displayed at sacred sites in Myanmar for millennia as they have elsewhere within the Buddhist world. This thesis is the first attempt to analyse the phenomenon known as the ‘pagoda museum’ that existed since at... Read More about Meritorious Curating and the Renewal of Pagoda Museums in Myanmar.

The Inbetweenness of Things: Materializing Mediation and Movement between Worlds (2017)
Book
Basu, P. (Ed.). (2017). The Inbetweenness of Things: Materializing Mediation and Movement between Worlds. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474264792

We habitually categorize the world in binary logics of ‘animate’ and ‘inanimate’, ‘natural’ and ‘supernatural’, ‘self’ and ‘other’, ‘authentic’ and ‘inauthentic’. The Inbetweenness of Things rejects such Western classificatory traditions – which tend... Read More about The Inbetweenness of Things: Materializing Mediation and Movement between Worlds.

Art Festivals in African Cities (2017)
Book Chapter
Sendra Fernandez, E. (2017). Art Festivals in African Cities. In I. Pensa, & M. Pucciarelli (Eds.), Public art in Africa = Art et tranformation urbaines = Art and urban transformation in Douala. Métis Presses

1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China (2016)
Book
Tan, T. Y. (2016). T. Y. Tan, P. Edmondson, & S.-P. Wang (Eds.). 1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China. Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472587206

The year is 1616. William Shakespeare has just died and the world of the London theatres is mourning his loss. 1616 also saw the death of the famous Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu. Four hundred years on and Shakespeare is now an important meeting pla... Read More about 1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China.

Introduction (2016)
Book Chapter
Tan, T. Y., Edmondson, P., & Wang, S.-P. (2016). Introduction. In T. Y. Tan, P. Edmondson, & S.-P. Wang (Eds.), 1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China (1-4). Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare

Picturing music in Islamic art (2014)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2014). Picturing music in Islamic art. In R. Ward (Ed.), Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq (46-51). The Courtauld Gallery with Paul Holberton Publishing