Projects per year
Organisation profile
The Sainsbury Research Unit for the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (SRU), is a centre for the study of the arts and material culture of these three regions, with six permanent academic faculty supported by library and administrative staff. Visiting fellows, research associates and postdoctoral researchers working on special projects also contribute to the lively academic community within the unit. The unit has its own teaching and study facilities and a specialist research library known as the Robert Sainsbury Library, all on hand within the Sainsbury Centre.
The SRU offers MA and PhD degrees, with generous scholarships and funding support for students. It also offers visiting fellowships for postdoctoral scholars and hosts regular conferences, symposia and other academic meetings. Combining anthropological, art-historical, archaeological and museological approaches, SRU research and teaching are focused on the distinctive cultures of the three regions, especially how artworks and objects are made, used, and circulated – in effect, how they matter to people, both in their original contexts and in the contexts of museums and exhibitions. The MA and PhD programmes are intended for those interested in careers in higher education, museums and galleries, publishing, journalism and development.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Aristoteles Barcelos Neto
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Associate Professor in the Arts of the Americas
- Area Studies - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Anne Haour
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Professor
- Area Studies - Member
- Centre for African Art and Archaeology - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Member, Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Indian Ocean earthenwares: a window into medieval connectivities
21/08/23 → 21/02/25
Project: Research
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A cowrie workshop in the royal palaces of Abomey, Republic of Benin
Haour, A., Ndah, D. & Christie, A., 2023, In: Nyame Akuma. 99, p. 6-11 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile -
Global connections and connected communities in the African past: Stories from cowrie shells
Haour, A. & Moffett, A., 6 Sep 2023, In: African Archaeological Review. 40, 3, p. 545-553 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Museo Arqueológico Zonal de Cabana - Una guía breve
Lau, G. & Wegner, S., 2023, 2 p. Museo Arqueológico Zonal de Cabana (Peru).Translated title of the contribution :Regional Archaeological Museum of Cabana - a brief guide Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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CHASE Doctoral Researcher
Abdulmalik, Abdulmalik Abdulrahman (Recipient), 25 May 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Fellow of the British Academy (Archaeology, H7, section)
Haour, Anne (Recipient), Jul 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the British Academy in Geography & Anthropology (S3 section)
Haour, Anne (Recipient), Nov 2023
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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A summer training school at UEA to build heritage capacity in the Maldives
Karen Jacobs (Speaker)
10 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Reinventing Museology: The Role of Conceptual Art
Clémentine Debrosse (Speaker)
6 Oct 2022 → 7 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Brook Andrew : Perturber, réparer et soigner les archives
Clémentine Debrosse (Invited speaker)
28 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Almost 200 impaled vertebral columns found at archaeological site in Peru (Apr 2022)
Jacob Bongers
9/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media