Projects per year
Organisation profile
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.
Network
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
Person: Member, Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Making things from animals: the material knowledge of Kalahari crafts
1/03/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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On the journey to sainthood: Father Damien and the presentation of missionary work in nineteenth-century Hawaiʻi in a Belgian museum
Jacobs, K., Mar 2023, In: Material Religion. 19, 1, p. 1-33 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The rise of native lordships at Pashash, A.D. 200–600, North Highlands of Ancash, Peru
Lau, G. F., Luján Dávila, M., Bongers, J. L. & Chicoine, D., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Field Archaeology. 48, 1, p. 36-54 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A coastal occupation in Bénin, West Africa: Earthenwares and salt at the time of Atlantic entanglement
Haour, A., Coulson, I., N'Dah, D. & Labiyi, N., 5 Sep 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Haour, Anne (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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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
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26th ICOM General Conference: The Power of Museums.
Clémentine Debrosse (Speaker)
20 Aug 2022 → 28 Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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