[BCMA] Amareswar Galla Talk at MOA Tues Mar 8, 7 pm

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Curatorial Lecture Series 2010 - 2011

Amareswar Galla
"End of Multiculturalism" - Myth and Reality
Curatorship and Community Engagement at the Crossroads

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 pm

Michael M. Ames Theatre
Museum of Anthropology
6393 N.W. Marine Drive, UBC

The past decade has witnessed a radical polarisation of opinions and public policy in the domain of multiculturalism. A radicalisation of Islam and the counter radicalisation strategies of governments, especially in the west, have informed the post 9/11, global uncertainty.

"Integration" is the buzzword and a platform that immigrants have always wished for as opposed to "assimilation." While the past discourse was about the "essentialist other," recent calls for a national code are posing the threat of "self-essentialisation" by the establishment.

This talk addresses the transformations of curatorship and community engagement in this complex environment. Critical reflections from select countries, the Netherlands and Australia included, and the dilemma for museums in complex societies in the face of a leadership crisis will be addressed. The works of select artists will be used to illustrate the talk.

Born and educated in both south and north India, including the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, Amareswar Galla is the first Professor of Museum Studies in Australia at the University of Queensland. He provides strategic cultural leadership in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region as the founding Director of the UNESCO Pacific Asia Observatory for Cultural Diversity in Human Development. He has been Vice President of the International Council of Museums, Paris (ICOM) since 2004, and is the founding Chairperson of the ICOM Cross Cultural Task Force.

Amareswar Galla is one of the leading experts in the world on museums, sustainable heritage development and poverty alleviation through culture, and has worked extensively in Vietnam, South Africa, Iraq, the Pacific, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has been a key advisor for the UNESCO World Commission for Culture and Development, and was the UNESCO Technical Advisor and Guest Curator of International Projects in Vietnam responsible for the development of World Heritage sites in Hoi An, and in Ha Long Bay where he helped to develop the world's first floating museum, the Cua Van Cultural Centre.

The Curatorial Lecture Series presents lectures on contemporary curatorial practice. It is organised by: the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery in collaboration with the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory; the Museum of Anthropology; and the Department of Anthropology; with the support of the Audain Endowment for Curatorial Studies; and the Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia.

This lecture by Amareswar Galla is hosted by the Museum of Anthropology.


Jennifer Webb  Communications Manager
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UBC Museum of Anthropology
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