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The aim is to critically examine the contact zone concept in museums and its implications for indigenous empowerment.

NEOCOLONIAL COLLABORATION: Museum as Contact Zone Revisited

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Critical analysis reveals the complexities of neocolonialism in museum collaborations with indigenous communities.

The aim is to critically examine the contact zone concept in museums and its implications for indigenous empowerment.
Critical analysis of the concept of 'contact zone' in museum studies, referencing foundational essays by James Clifford and others.
Examination of inclusionist programs and shared curatorship practices in museums.
Inquiry into the asymmetry present in collaborative relationships between museums and source communities.
Identified persistent neocolonial elements in museum practices despite inclusionist efforts.
Highlighted the limitations of the contact zone concept in portraying the true dynamics of museum-community relationships.
Emphasized the need for a more nuanced understanding of power asymmetries in museum collaborations.

Robin Boast (2011) studied this question.

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