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

Tibetan Monastery Collections and Museums: Traditional Practices and Contemporary Issues (2024)
Book
Luczanits, C., & Tythacott, L. (Eds.). (2024). Tibetan Monastery Collections and Museums: Traditional Practices and Contemporary Issues. Vajra Books

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

Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries (2024)
Book
Murphy, S. A. (2024). Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries. NUS Press

On the use of human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (2021)
Thesis
Fuentes, A. On the use of human remains in Tibetan ritual objects. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation explores material knowledge and cultural histories of the use of human remains in Tibetan ritual objects by means of the combined methodologies of conservation, technical art history, iconographic analysis, cultural anthropology and... Read More about On the use of human remains in Tibetan ritual objects.

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.

Special Section: North Korean Popular Culture (2020)
Journal Article
Howard, K. (2020). Special Section: North Korean Popular Culture. European journal of Korean studies, 19(2), 1-128

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

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

The Foundation of Hallyu – K-Pop's Coming of Age (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howard, K. (2013, October). The Foundation of Hallyu – K-Pop's Coming of Age. Presented at First World Congress for Hallyu Studies, Korea University, Seoul

We are still, collectively struggling to come to terms with Hallyu, Korean Wave. This is seen in the multitude of contrasting perspective that have been applied by journalists and academics alike since the turn of the new millennium. This article exp... Read More about The Foundation of Hallyu – K-Pop's Coming of Age.

'Tradition and Myth' and 'Korean Instruments' (2011)
Other
Howard, K. (2011). 'Tradition and Myth' and 'Korean Instruments'

Two articles positioning Tae-Suk Oh's 'The Tempest', a performance at the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival.

'The Legend of Princess Bari' and 'A Korean Collage' (2011)
Other
Howard, K. (2011). 'The Legend of Princess Bari' and 'A Korean Collage'

A historical account of the Korean legend of Princess Bari (Pari kongju), together with an account of contemporary multi-media artistic production in the Republic of Korea.

Review of Suk-Young Kim, Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film and Everyday Performance in North Korea (2011)
Journal Article
Howard, K. (2011). Review of Suk-Young Kim, Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film and Everyday Performance in North Korea. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 74(3), 528-530. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X11000723

Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments (2011)
Book Chapter
Howard, K. (2011). Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments. In R. Frank (Ed.), Exploring North Korean Arts (181-191). University of Wien/MAK

A discussion of North Korea's 'improved' musical instruments, developed from traditional Korean instruments, but adapted with an eye to the versatility of Western orchestral equivalent instruments. Historical and contemporary dimensions, manufacturin... Read More about Redefining Koreanness: North Korea, musicology, ideology, and ‘improved’ Korean instruments.

Mass distraction: Public dance in enigmatic North Korea (2009)
Journal Article
Howard, K. (2009). Mass distraction: Public dance in enigmatic North Korea. Dance gazette, 2009(3), 30-31

A short look at dance in North Korea, and how the principles involved in choreography provide a basis for the creative elements of mass games and their rehearsal and performance.