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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

📣 PhD opportunity at University of Sydney/University of Glasgow! Come work with me, Sophie Chao, @sotiriagrek.bsky.social & @dremilinesmith.bsky.social on "Epistemic Infrastructures of Planetary Health Governance in Southeast Asia" #STS #hitmed #Planetary #PhDopportunity

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

2 days of heritage crime, theft, fraud, trafficking, and repatriation at the Art & Antiquities Crime Conference, University of Sydney 😍 Importance of global, community-driven cooperation very clear. Grateful to organisers & speakers for this inspiring event! #heritagecrime #ethics #repatriation

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

One highlight of the trip was meeting with our Indonesian #alumni. It was wonderful to hear about their work and #impact, and to see how connections with the College of Social Sciences, @uofgsps.bsky.social and @thesccjr.bsky.social continue to thrive around the world #criminology #sociology

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I also had the pleasure of providing a workshop with longstanding research partners at #UniversitasGadjahMada, and sharing a public lecture on #oceanjustice. Exciting potential ahead as we continue building long-term partnerships rooted in mutual learning. Looking forward to next steps!

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Over the past week, a delegation from @uofgsocsci.bsky.social has been visiting current and potential university partners across #Indonesia. A fantastic opportunity to strengthen #academiccollaborations and explore new, equitable pathways for teaching, research, and exchange. Thanks to our hosts 🙏

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Dr Summer Rose Austin @summeraustin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

📚 I’m thrilled to share that “Researching a Rigged Game: Digital Approaches to Tracing the Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects”, edited by @dremilinesmith.bsky.social and myself, is now published and available as Open Access via @springernature.com. 🔗https://lnkd.in/gBCv2KDH

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

This was really fun to do, thanks @npr.org #MuseumConfidential for having me 🎙️ We dig into the cultural fallout and colonial echoes of the #Louvre theft - give it a listen! 🎧 #podcast #artcrime #museumheist #Louvre - www.npr.org/podcasts/557...

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Honoured to present at the British Society of Criminology – Green Criminology Network Seminar today on #oceanjustice 🌿 So great to be amongst like-minded scholars and practitioners passionate about non-human #animalwelfare, #EnvironmentalJustice & #BlueCriminology #GreenCriminology

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Sunday’s heist at the Louvre has stirred a lot of headlines. I argue @hyperallergic.com that the real vulnerability lies not in museum security, but in the colonial foundations of Western museum collections. #ArtTheft #Decolonization #Repatriation #PublicMemory 🔗 hyperallergic.com/1051113/the-...

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The Louvre Heist Was a Colonial Wake-Up Call

The stunning theft reveals more than a failure of security: It lays bare how austerity, neglect, and unresolved colonial legacies continue to haunt the museum.

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Reminder: we need a more pragmatic, realistic approach to museum ownership and collection retention. We cannot and should not hold onto everything in our museums, particularly when the original owners are ready and able to take ownership of their own heritage #repatriation #returnthegods #loot

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Thanks for having me #BBC Radio 5 & Radio Wales to talk about this #Louvre #museumheist #arttheft, which has reignited concerns around #museumsecurity, especially amid renovations and mass tourism pressures, and has exposed vulnerabilities in #heritageprotection - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Radio Wales Drive - With Claire Summers - BBC Sounds

Everything you need to know as you head home.

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This isn’t the first time the Louvre’s been broken into… Previous thefts have even involved (former) museum staff - a common thread in art heists. Hoping the Mona Lisa and her companions are safe. 🖼️🔒🏛️ #Louvre #ArtTheft - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

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Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says - live updates

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Grateful to BBC Radio Wales for having me on today to talk about the theft at St Fagans National Museum of History 🏛️🎙️ Very much hoping that the objects stolen in this targeted theft will be found asap #BBCWales #StFagans #MuseumHeist #CulturalHeritage #LootedHeritage

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Great to be a discussant on the first session of the Political Economy Futures Forum - supported by the College of Social Sciences @uofglasgow.bsky.social - where we discuss AI and illegal markets with Alessio Azzutti today #AI #illegalmarkets #crime #harms #governance #interdisciplinarity

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

What a beautiful day to welcome our new #UG #PGT #PGR #Criminology & @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social students at @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social !🎓✨ We’re thrilled to have you join our vibrant university community 🌍📚 #WelcomeWeek #NewBeginnings

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Standing with the people of Nepal during these challenging days. May the voices of protest be heard with respect, and may a path of dialogue and compassion guide the nation toward unity and healing. 🕊️❤️ hyperallergic.com/1040874/hist...

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Historic Singha Durbar Palace Destroyed as Nepal Protests Turn Deadly

Police used live ammunition, water cannons, and tear gas on demonstrators mobilizing against government corruption.

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Britni Danielle @britnidanielle.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

"Museums are not stages for loyalty. They are civic laboratories. They are places where we wrestle with contradictions, encounter the unfamiliar and widen our circle of empathy."

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

New special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice Vol. 13 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Caring for Culture in the 21st Century @saa-aap.bsky.social @apsap.bsky.social @archaeojake.bsky.social @sherr-spadefoot.bsky.social @drdonnayates.bsky.social @dremilinesmith.bsky.social

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 17/07/2025

The repatriation of a collection of cultural artefacts to Indonesia's Warloka community was facilitated by @dremilinesmith.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social Find out more: bit.ly/4m5wB57

Dr Emiline Smith with members of the Universitas Gadjah Mada team.

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Spectacular views over Rinca (= home of Komodo dragons). We are here in Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) to prepare the repatriation of 30+ objects and ancestral remains, happening in the next few days. Stay tuned for updates! #IPDF #UGM @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thanks for covering this NT & for the quote. The art market needs to know that there is no excuse to auction off invaluable and inalienable Nepali cultural objects like this stunning Pratap Malla necklace #returnthegods #NepaliTimes #nepaliheritage #repatriation - nepalitimes.com/news/repatri...

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Repatriation for reconciliation

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Happy to report that the auction house withdrew this lot during the auction due to "problems with the origin" as per the auctioneer #tobecontinued #returnthegods

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

In about 1 hour, Auction House Loeckx will be selling off this beautiful necklace, similar to the stolen Taleju necklace at the Art Institute of Chicago. This auction has alllll the unethical and illicit lots - ancestors, weapons, deities #stopsellinglootedheritage #returnthegods #noprovenancenosale

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The striking icon of this conference is of course the Taleju necklace, held captive by the @artinstitutechi.bsky.social and still not repatriated after years of requests from Nepal #returnthegods #lootedheritage

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Honoured and very excited to speak at this important conference by the Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign next week in Kathmandu - see you there? #returnthegods #lootedheritage #Nepal @artcrimeprof.bsky.social @helenaarose.bsky.social nepalheritagerecoverycampaign.org

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The theme of this year's SIEF Congress in Aberdeen is 'Unwriting - challenging and deconstructing the authority of inscribed truth in folklore and tradition'. Join me in our panel 'Unwriting in the Himalayas: reflections on collaborative craft and authorship' today - www.siefhome.org/congresses/s...

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International Society for Ethnology and Folklore

SIEF is an international organization that facilitates and stimulates cooperation among scholars working within European Ethnology, Folklore Studies, Cultural Anthropology and adjoining fields. SIEF o...

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

A wonderful end to our visitors' stay in Glasgow, this beautiful cross-cultural exchange 'From the Atrato to the Clyde: what does it mean for a river to have rights?' #environmentaljustice #riverjustice @mohume.bsky.social @allangillies.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

House for an Art Lover - What a beautiful spot to do some strategic teaching & research planning and team building today @thesccjr.bsky.social #BellahoustonPark #Glasgow #Scotland #CharlesRennieMackintosh

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Fantastic day spent in Edinburgh yesterday speaking to @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social about their Indonesian collection, thinking through critical heritage and justice research & teaching possibilities #IPDF #heritagejustice @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Such a great day with our esteemed colleagues from #UGM #Indonesia. Started off with a thought-provoking visit @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social with @xanadu68.bsky.social, then more meetings & public lecture on #AuthorizedHeritageDiscourse and #epistemicjustice. Still with so much ☀️☀️ ☀️ #dreamteam

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Amazing to have visitors from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Glasgow to share expertise on colonial collections, repatriation, & heritage protection from Scotland to Indonesia, especially with so much ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ Visit funded by @uofglasgow.bsky.social's IPDF @uofgsps.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Very excited to announce this CfP Special Issue: 🌊International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 🌊@juliemberg.bsky.social @thesccjr.bsky.social and Chloe Heys 🌊All things #oceanjustice #oceancrime #oceanharms 🌊See also: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... 🌊Please share widely!

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

🌊Very excited to announce this Call for Papers for the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, co-edited by Julie Berg and Chloe Heys on all things #oceanjustice #oceancrime #oceanharms. 🌊 Please share widely! 🌊 See also: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... 🌊

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Completing a First Aid requalification course today, 7 Glaswegian lads and myself. When asked what could serve as a risk on a first aid site, someone answered "angry seagulls" 😂 #PeopleMakeGlasgow #Glasgowtruths #Glasgowbanter #seagullsofGlasgow

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Beautiful blue skies for our last day on the Global Criminal Economy course, always a student favourite. This year's cohort was an absolute delight, I look forward to their essays on #trafficking #globalcrime #globalharm @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Interesting #Tefaf summit on funding for the arts. For real, equitable, collaborative systematic change in the art sector, and especially in museums, we need an un-systematic approach where hierarchies are broken down #takerisks #museumsector #museumsforall #diversity #DEI

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Asian art dealer on #provenance at #TEFAF today: "I don't put all of it in the catalogue because it's not that interesting." 😬 Good to be back for another round of #Maastricht most prominent art fair, incl a €50 million Picasso & some very interesting Asian cultural objects... #returnthegods

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Dr Emiline Smith @dremilinesmith.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

US hands over Tibetan Buddhism relics to China: "The Chinese government will certainly misuse these returned artifacts, and will use them to further promote their false historical narrative that Tibet has always been a part of China" @radiofreeasiapr.bsky.social - www.rfa.org/english/tibe...

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