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This is a free online seminar, open to all.ÌýSophie is the Research Associate on Strand A: Collections for The Sensational Museum at the University of Leicester. Grounded in the concept of disability gain and using new sensory logics, her work aims to radically dismantle and reimagine UK collections management. She is an academic and professional public historian who has worked in the UK heritage sector in a variety of roles since 2012. Sophie is also an Associate of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP) at the University of York, and a Fellow of the Centre for Digital Culture at the University of Leicester.

Abstract

In this session, Sophie will share some insights from the in-progress research for Strand A (Collections) of the multi-institutional project, The Sensational Museum. After explaining the context of the whole project to date, Sophie will set out how she is testing what and how we put information in collections management systems, using a prototype digital system that is reconfigured to support and collect this new type of data. By asking new questions of collections, the system data and heritage work more broadly, the project seeks to provide tangible solutions that move to dismantle existing hierarchies of knowledge and access in the sector.

This online event is organised by the ±è°ù´ÇÂá±ð³¦³Ù,Ìýmade possible by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) & CHANSE, Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe. Further details and Zoom registration are via the bookingÌýlink above.

(Transforming Data Reuse in Archaeology), an international research project, aims to make archaeological data (from excavations and post-excavation research) accessible to a wide range of people, so that the data can be used and reused for educational, creative and other life-enriching purposes. For this reason, the project team will work collaboratively across a range of communities to come up with ways in which data use and reuse can be made easier for cultural heritage storytelling.

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