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  • A Retrospective on the Restitution Debate

    A Retrospective on the Restitution Debate

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    Let us hope that the Age of Enlightenment will find its continuation in the present.German version see belowWhen I first met Bénédicte Savoy, our conversation did not take place in...

    A Retrospective on the Restitution Debate

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    Let us hope that the Age of Enlightenment will find its continuation in the present.German version see belowWhen I first met Bénédicte Savoy, our conversation did not take place in...

  • Old Bronzes, New Research Gaps

    Old Bronzes, New Research Gaps

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    German version see below In the art historical study of West African metalwork — whether it be the celebrated Benin Bronzes, the naturalistic copper alloy heads from Ife, or the...

    Old Bronzes, New Research Gaps

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    German version see below In the art historical study of West African metalwork — whether it be the celebrated Benin Bronzes, the naturalistic copper alloy heads from Ife, or the...

  • Does Digital Benin really decolonize, or does colonial thinking continue to persist in its language?

    Does Digital Benin really decolonize, or does c...

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    The platform systematically documents where objects are located and addresses colonial violence. In doing so, it follows the logic of what Sarr and Savoy call the reversal of responsibility: it...

    Does Digital Benin really decolonize, or does c...

    Wolfgang Jaenicke

    The platform systematically documents where objects are located and addresses colonial violence. In doing so, it follows the logic of what Sarr and Savoy call the reversal of responsibility: it...

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