On 150th anniversary of the funeral of Scottish traveller David Livingstone researchers come together to discuss the legacy of imperialism in cultural heritage

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Kathryn Simpson, lecturer in Digital Humanities, will be joining a new consortium of 25 researchers to develop solutions for effective and ethical uses of AI. “I am incredibly excited to be part of this innovative and culturally prescient project.” @drkatesimpson
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23 Apr 2024
#Legacy150 would like to thank everyone who made the conference such a success. Special thanks to the amazing folk at @dhishef none of this would be possible without funding from @UniShefAH and finally huge thanks to @DLivingstoneBP and @natlibscot for hosting and supporting us!
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Always good to have @jamescummings at a conference to bring some well needed seriousness and rigour! @DLivingstoneBP @taptika22 #Legacy150
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Today we are attending the #Legacy150 at the @DLivingstoneBP in Blantyre. #scotlandmalawi
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19 Apr 2024
Great to be back with ol' friends and locations at #legacy150 Conference, with @jamescummings
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19 Apr 2024
#legacy150 Another conference day @DLivingstoneBP Learning, sharing knowledge and engaging discussions.
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📢 Excited to back at @DLivingstoneBP today as part of @150Legacy to present and share Alasdair Campbell and I's recently published paper on "Collaborative Approach to Updating Object Records at the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum." #Legacy150
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Great first day of #Legacy150 conference yesterday @natlibscot thoroughly looking forward to today @
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18 Apr 2024
#legacy150 “The museum will not be decolonised.” First day of conference @NLS Edinburgh. @DLivingstoneBP
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18 Apr 2024
#Legacy150 – “The Museum will not be Decolonised”: honest, equitable and human-centred conversations around colonial collections in non-ethnographic British museums. Begins today at 1pm @natlibscot
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17 Apr 2024
Beginning tomorrow! On 150th anniversary of the funeral of Scottish traveller David Livingstone researchers come together to discuss the legacy of imperialism in cultural heritage. dhi.ac.uk/blogs/legacy150/@UniShefAH @dhishef @DLivingstoneBP @natlibscot
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17 Apr 2024
On Saturday, Ray Abruzzi, Kate Simpson and Adrian Wisnicki will be joining us for a roundtable discussion around technology, harm and bias in history and heritage research. dhi.ac.uk/blogs/legacy150/ @UniShefAH @dhishef @DLivingstoneBP @natlibscot @kilmunbooks @AdrianWisnicki
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16 Apr 2024
Our sixth and final panel will take place on Saturday with talks from Erin Canning, Mike Toth, Achilles Mujunangoma Bufure and James Cummings. Further details here - dhi.ac.uk/blogs/legacy150/ @UniShefAH @dhishef @DLivingstoneBP @natlibscot
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16 Apr 2024
On Saturday, our fifth panel will include talks from Justin Livingstone, Mary Ton and Dirk Ton, and Ahlam Bavi. More details on the conference site here - dhi.ac.uk/blogs/legacy150/@UniShefAH @dhishef @DLivingstoneBP @natlibscot
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16 Apr 2024
This Friday at the conference, Jamie Robinson & Gurtek Singh will be discussing ‘Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections’ and Felicity Crowe will be presenting ‘“Woman in a headscarf”: new approaches to the archive of the British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies.’
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15 Apr 2024
The Digital Humanities Institute is thrilled to offer two scholarships worth £10,000 each to home fee-paying students embarking on their postgraduate journey with us in 2024. Find out more & apply: sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate…

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