Her last book keeping their marbles.
Tiffany jenkins marbles.
Tiffany jenkins has provided a well balanced review of the controversies surrounding such issues as the curation of identity museums and the repatriation of artefacts and human remains and comes down rather on the side of retention in particular arguing that the elgin marble collections should remain split between athens and london.
Tiffany jenkins is a british sociologist cultural commentator and writer and is culture editor for the journal sociology compass she is the author of contesting human remains in museum collections 2011 which looks at the influences at play on the controversy over human remains in museum collections.
She investigates why repatriation claims have soared in recent decades and demonstrates how it is the guilt and insecurity of the museums themselves that have stoked the demands for return.
How treasures of the past ended up in museums and why they should stay there oup was published in 2016 to critical acclaim.
Described in the sunday times review as an outstanding achievement clear headed wide ranging and incisive.
Tiffany jenkins how some of the greatest treasures of world archaeology ended up in the musems of the west from the the benin bronzes to the bust of nefertiti looks at the intriguing and sometimes bloody tale of how these objects were wrenched from their original context.
Tiffany jenkins the benin bronzes were plundered by britain but those who demand their return are ignoring some uncomfortable truths sun 25 nov 2018 04 00 est the british museum has agreed to loan.
Tiffany jenkins is an unabashed supporter of keeping the elgin marbles and many other items in collections like that of the british museum which come from other countries.
Tiffany jenkins has provided a well balanced review of the controversies surrounding such issues as the curation of identity museums and the repatriation of artefacts and human remains and comes down rather on the side of retention in particular arguing that the elgin marble collections should remain split between athens and london.
Tiffany jenkins is a writer author and broadcaster.
In keeping their marbles tiffany jenkins tells the bloody story of how western museums came to acquire these objects.