The JME (ISSN 0954–7169) is the authoritative publication for museum ethnography in the United Kingdom. Tweets by editor @bencepolly & deputy editor @_amiekirby

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Like many organisations, we have taken the decision to leave this platform. Please read the below statement for our reasons why. We hope you will join us over on Bluesky at @/journalofmeg.bsky.social ALT text below:
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They go against the values that we try to uphold as a network which is dedicated to: “building understanding, foregrounding respect, and caring for each other”.
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We understand everyone has reasons for their choice of social media platforms, and hope you will join us across our other platforms to keep in touch.
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✨We're hiring!✨ We are on the lookout for a talented conservator from a museum in the Middle East or North Africa to join our team. ⏳ Applications close 2 December! Visit our website to learn more: bit.ly/492qrNS
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🎨✨ Celebrating Islamic Art Day with MultakaOxford! In honour of the International Day of Islamic Art, our incredible MultakaOxford volunteers collaborated with the History of Science Museum staff to create a unique experience for our visitors.
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Please do consider submitting! We're a friendly bunch ☺️👇
19 Nov 2024
Call for papers for MEG conference held at @NML_Muse! This year's theme is Help! Care and Support in Museums. Apply by January 17 2025! We also have two bursaries on offer. More info on museumethnographersgroup.org…
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19 Nov 2024
Call for papers for MEG conference held at @NML_Muse! This year's theme is Help! Care and Support in Museums. Apply by January 17 2025! We also have two bursaries on offer. More info on museumethnographersgroup.org…

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13 Sep 2024
We're excited to introduce a new online Seminar Series in the Anthropology of Artists & Artisans ~ in collaboration with @ClermontMsh 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆@𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 8 seminars Oct 2024 to May 2025 5-7pm CET / 4-6pm UK Full series info: ow.ly/TzrM50TnaBE
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14 Aug 2024
We are so excited for @induswaliarch to be joining our JME team! Welcome Danika, we are so excited to see what you bring to this role and the Journal! 🥳
We are happy to announce our incoming Book Reviews Editor, Danika Parikh (@induswaliarch)! Danika will be joining us next year, taking over from Harriet Hughes. 💐 We're looking forward to what Danika will bring to the editorial team, and thank Harriet for all her hard work!
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📢Prestigious opportunity @SainsburyRUnit! My colleague Prof Sule is hiring for his British Academy Global Professorship project 'Looking Forward, Looking Back: Past and Present West African Communities Revealed through Museum Collections’ Share! Link vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancie…

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12 Aug 2024
📢 Ethnography: Call for applications for Editors Sage is seeking Editors to lead the Ethnography editorial team. ⏰ Starting date is 1 st January 2025. Sage invites expressions of interest by 15th August More info here ⤵️ buff.ly/3ycWiNT

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👇👇 the team has a new website! It's mint! You can read about Big Flame on it! Blog written by @sethnotes on who Big Flame were: wcml.org.uk/blog/who-were-bi… Get involved in the project if you're 16-25: wcml.org.uk/get-involved/big…
14 Aug 2024
🚨We're thrilled to announce that our website is finally live! 🚨 We'd love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to explore and share it with others. We think it looks great, and we hope you do too. 😊 wcml.org.uk/ thank you to @ohdigital for all of their hard work!
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We are happy to announce our incoming Book Reviews Editor, Danika Parikh (@induswaliarch)! Danika will be joining us next year, taking over from Harriet Hughes. 💐 We're looking forward to what Danika will bring to the editorial team, and thank Harriet for all her hard work!
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🔎Hands on research with archival material 📒Training in archival research and oral histories ✊Opportunities to speak to past & present activists 💬Socials, trips out, and making new friends 🖌️Creative workshops 🙀CO-CURATING AN EXHIBITION
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The project I've been working on is NOW RECRUITING! If you're 16-25 and working class, and based in Greater MCR/ Salford - or you know somebody who is-, please sign up via the form below. What to expect ...
2 Aug 2024
Are you 16-25, working-class, and interested in archives and community histories? We are looking for young people to take part in a series of workshops centred on our archives of the 70s organising group, Big Flame.
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