Adam Kuper: Insiders’ understanding is not always deeper than experts’

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Adam Kuper: Insiders’ understanding is not always deeper than experts’

Debates rage about the appropriateness of objects displayed in many anthropological exhibitions amid accusations they perpetuate poisonous imperialist narratives. However, Adam Kuper believes institutions should be wary of capitulating to activist demands, he tells Matthew Reisz

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Minced testicles in the mix for ‘museum of bizarre science’

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