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1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE
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2. The socioethical concerns associated with Indigenous Oceanic cultural heritage materials
University essay fromAbstract : The rise of postcolonial theories in the 1970s did not yield much influence in the then practice of humanities computing, but following the mass-scale digitisations of cultural heritage materials over the past thirty years questions of Indigenous agency and the colonial roots of the digital cultural record have become more urgent than ever. This thesis operates within the area of postcolonial digital humanities and seeks to explore three questions. READ MORE
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3. Analyzing Function and Potential in Cuba's El Paquete : A Postcolonial Approach
University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MIDAbstract : The dire state of Cuban internet connectivity has inspired local informal innovations. One such innovation is El Paquete, a weekly distribution of downloaded content spread through an informal network. Taking a postcolonial approach, I investigate through user experiences how this network operates in a resource-poor environment. READ MORE
