(from CHAM’s YouTube Channel)
The workshop took place on December 6, 2024, at Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (Lisbon). It aimed at providing a space for reflection and debate on artifacts of Southeast Asian origin present in European repositories in the context of colonial empires. In particular, the meeting focused on a wide range of Philippine objects found in European family, ecclesiastical, private, or state collections, through the lens of European colonial gears in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The aim was to open up new working perspectives through a multidisciplinary approach to the cultural exchanges and power dynamics that existed at that time, allowing a plural and comprehensive understanding of how artifacts were produced, circulated and integrated into the context of European colonialism. To this end, several academics and specialists from various disciplines, including Anthropology, History, Art History, Literary Studies, Museology and Cultural Studies, participated in the event and shared work experiences, ideas and analytical perspectives on the subject.
Booklet (bionotes & abstracts)
Other videos (from CHAM’s YouTube channel)
Extended version with testimonies (12:09)
Organising Committee
Stephanie Marie Coo (CHAM – NOVA FCSH / Ateneo de Manila University)
Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto (CHAM – NOVA FCSH)
Organization/Sponsors
CHAM – NOVA FCSH
Office of the Senator Loren Legarda
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Lisbon
Ateneo de Manila University
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal