Routledge Collections as Relations - Anthropology and Museums

Collections as Relations: Contestations of Belonging, Cultural Heritage, and Knowledge Infrastructures offers a deep look into how anthropological and global art collections function as a medium for relations. This text examines the connections between objects, media, people, and both material and immaterial contexts. These relations shape and change social and professional networks, as well as the discourses and practices used by museums and collecting institutions. By focusing on the making and remaking of these often contested relations, the contributors provide a way to understand collections and their objects. This book is part of the Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums series, making it a valuable resource for those studying how collections define and transform institutional practices. It provides a conceptual entrypoint for exploring how media and objects exist within complex social frameworks.