iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

It'll be some time before the documentary is out - so follow me on Substack to keep up to date with this project: tinyurl.com/bd5dfwn8

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“I feel we’re witnessing the last days of nomads in Mongolia,” said to me archaeologist J. Bayarsaikhan. And indeed as we travelled together through central Mongolia, this phenomenon was repeated everywhere – despite national statistics claiming the contrary. Where have all the young people gone?

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Except this year… they weren’t there. In the last year, so many people have moved away. To the city, for a job, to the mines, or just elsewhere, in search of better pastures as the effects of climate change are making themselves felt. Unaware that the steppe cannot survive without herding.

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This journey is turning out to be quite different from what I initially set out to do. As I reach my 11th year working on the Western Mongolian steppe, I was looking forward to featuring the young herders I’ve known for so long, and giving others a glimpse into their daily lives, hopes and dreams.

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RGS Journey in Audio pitch

Been keeping this one under wraps… delighted to announce that for the last couple of months, I’ve been working on an audio documentary about young people in contemporary rural Mongolia, thanks to the @rgsibg.bsky.social's Journey in Audio programme. Original pitch (think trailer of sorts) below:

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Listen to RGS Journey in Audio pitch by The Wendy Bird #np on #SoundCloud

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Last chance to see... and unsee our display about the different Egypts that we all see. Closing tomorrow!

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Tannis Davidson @tannisdavidson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Thrilled to work with @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social researchers to communicate their incredible work on wasps! Many thanks to @hannahcornish.bsky.social, Alice Holloway, @ucllccos.bsky.social wider team, @uclnews.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for all their support 🐝

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Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Yesterday, I ran into a bunch of students who were loading up on dictionaries and thesauruses that had been discarded by our campus library. I asked them about it and they said “because AI has made digital tools worthless”

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

'The Ginza on a Spring Night' - Kasamatsu Shiro, 1934. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga

A street scene at night, people walking and cherry blossoms.

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Hot off the press! You can find my article on archaeological #ephemera and the social history of archaeology in this month's Egyptian Archaeology magazine (@theees.bsky.social) #makingephemerahappen

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Last year the Petrie Museum hosted Reimagining Flinderella, a programme centring student voices around the legacy of early archaeology. This year we're inviting students of all backgrounds & people of Egyptian and Sudanese descent to revisit this conversation, to workshop solutions for the future.

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Legacies of Heritage Practice in the Nile Valley: Solutions for the Future?

A museum-based student forum, workshopping ideas for heritage futures at UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology.

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Last year, along with 8 brilliant women, I co-founded a network for women in arts & heritage & women from corporate backgrounds to get together & enjoy shared experiences in London. 6 months later, Muses in the City has 100+ members & our first magazine feature by Yinsey Wang. Exciting times ahead!

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B. @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Booking is live for our next #MakingTheMuseum workshop! We've teamed up with Zine Collective Imperfect Bound to run a Zine making workshop exploring the stories behind the hundreds of copies, casts, replicas and fakes in the Pitt Rivers Museum collection. More info: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/makers...

A sample zine page. On the left individually printed letters read "Makers and Fakers: How Copies, replicas, casts and fakes 'make' museum collections". The letters are pasted over the image of a replica handaxe cradled in tissue paper. On the right details of the event workshop are given. For event details please follow the link in the main text post.

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3) On nuance & inspirational storytelling: Nuanced representation can be much more empowering than token stories of heroism. Not acknowledging examples of people behaving badly is to deny them agency & whole-personhood. To this effect: more nuanced representations in heritage storytelling, please!

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2) On allyship: Empathy alone is not enough. It is not an antidote. Think of concrete actions that you can take. Be aware that in some contexts, you may have a voice which is preferentially listened to, and heard, and that in this there is power. Use it to make a difference.

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1) On "hidden voices": Decolonial heritage practice tends to talk about "hidden voices" or stories. But these voices & stories are out there. Often they are shouting at the top of their lungs. Go look for them. Share them. Erasure of this kind can only be fought by proactive choices to amplify.

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Last month I had the chance to take part in a public panel of women & representation in heritage hosted by Yinsey Wang, alongside @gracefilmer.bsky.social & Dr Sara Perry. Having a frank conversation about the topic was simultaneously cathartic, infuriating, hopeful and encouraging. Key takeaways:

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Oh brilliant, I would love to! Always happy to chat to other #ephemera enthusiasts!

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Parrot Chariot! 🤩 #MosaicMonday 📷 = imperiumromanum.pl/en/

A Roman mosaic. There are assorted decorative boarders framing an image of two green parrots, pulling a chariot which contains a rake and a sickle. Which is normal.

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Excellent talk by Yu Zhuang (@uclarchaeology.bsky.social) at the Petrie Museum today, on archaeological fieldwork, knowledge production and power dynamics in 1920s Egypt & China. A pioneering, systematic approach to the topic & lots of food for thought - excited to see what’s next for this project!

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Thank you for coming! Excited to see where this leads!

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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

🚨New Open Access Book 🚨 "Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient Egypt" Prof @alicestevenson.bsky.social 📚 bit.ly/40z7rDH Read More Here: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/... #LocalAndGlobal

Images shows the front cover of the new free open access book from Alice Stevenson

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

#AcademicSky I still see many students taking notes by hand Turns out, there's a benefit! See meta-analysis: Laptop users take more notes, but under-perform. Students, resist temptation to write down everything we say! Listen, think, capture the key essence link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Lisa Randisi @lisarandisi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Later this week I'll be taking part in this panel discussion gender, representation & storytelling in heritage at the National Liberal Club. Question for the BlueSkySphere(?): what are some of the less discussed facets of this question, that you would like to see addressed more? #WomenInHeritage

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This free monthly lunchtime talk series presenting current research into UCL's Museums and Collections continues with three talks in the Petrie Museum.

Kicking off the year with a public "Research in Focus" talk at the Petrie Museum, on archaeological ephemera: 🟠 Friday 17 January, 1.15-2pm 🟠 "Excavating museum drawers: Archaeological ephemera in the Petrie collection" www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/what... #MakingEphemeraHappen

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Research in Focus talks

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🎓 I started a PhD on public archaeology and co-producing impactful heritage engagement in Mongolia. Is it fun? Yes. Is my to-do list taller than me? Also yes. You can find out more here: profiles.ucl.ac.uk/69905-lisa-r...

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🚪 I helped repack over 350 museum drawers as part of the Petrie's award-winning Capacity for Collections project. #behindthescenes (4/5)

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