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Emma Martin

@tibetcurator.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer Museology and 2026 British Academy Mid-Career Fellow at the University of Manchester. Practicing & researching Tibetan museology & material culture, past & present #Tibet #Museums #MaterialCulture #Archives #Colonialism #Provenance

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CFP: Far-Right Archives in the Digital Age, a collaboration between @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and me (via my @britishacademy.bsky.social grant): 27 November, London: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Travel funds are available (probably only within UK)!! Please share. 🗃️
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CFP: Far-Right Archives in the Digital Age | UON
Wiener Holocaust Library, London. Friday 27 November 2026, 10.30am-4pm Improved digital access to far-right material at archives, libraries, and beyond...
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Me too! Thanks so much for the invitation.
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Dechen P @dechenp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Can't believe we're already into the 6th edition of Tibet Film Festival London 🎬 We have an incredible line up and amazing guests 😍 Full programme here: www.tibetfilmfestival.org/london-progr...
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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New event! 📆25-27th Sept Tibet Film Festival comes to London for it's 6th iteration! Screenings of: “Encounters: Memories, Museums, Empire & Exile” "100 Sunset" "Far from Home" & short film screenings & competition Programme: www.tibetfilmfestival.org/london-progr...
Tibet Film Festival 2026

The 6th edition of Tibet Film Festival London takes place 25-27th September 2026 at various venues around the city.
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From September 2026 I’ll be a @britishacademy.bsky.social Mid-Career Fellow! The project ‘Provenance and Empire’ builds on this article, giving me some precious time to think and write about the colonial erasure of Tibetan diplomatic gifts and the consequences of that for the present.
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thank you as always for the amazing work you do!
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So happy to see that #AmongTibetanMaterialities made it onto the list 🥳 Thanks for including us @hpeaks.bsky.social Highly recommended, of course!
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
IATS needs to see this as a wake up call. Determined to remain outside of politics this shows it can no longer hold that position.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thoughtful piece from @laurainparis.bsky.social exploring the subtle complications of what ‘decolonising Egyptology’ might mean www.ft.com/content/9712...
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Mummies, museums and the fight over ancient Egypt
A spectacular new institution and a project to sequence the genomes of mummies are fuelling debate over the future of Egyptology
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 05/07/2026
China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming US officials as the Dalai Lama succession nears. Read more: bloom.bg/4oZ06Ii 📷: Uma Bista & Kanishka Sonthalia
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Dawa Lokyitsang @dawalokyitsang.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"A #Tibetan activist lit himself on fire and outside of the #UnitedNations headquarters in #NewYork on Thursday to protest #China’s control over his homeland, declaring in a video...that #Beijing’s policies were 'destroying the #Tibetan people.' He later died." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/w...
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Tibetan Activist Sets Self on Fire Outside U.N. in Protest Against China
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Tibet Network @tibetnetwork.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The death of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen is a tragic reminder of the devastating human cost of China's policies in occupied Tibet. As Beijing intensifies assault on Tibetan identity through the implementation of the new Ethnic Unity Law, the international community cannot remain silent.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/07/2026
A Tibetan activist lit himself on fire and outside of the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday to protest China’s control over his homeland, declaring in a video before his self-immolation that Beijing’s policies were “destroying the Tibetan people.” He later died.
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Tibetan Activist Sets Self on Fire Outside U.N. in Protest Against China
Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old resident of Queens, died after the self-immolation. He said Beijing’s policies were “destroying the Tibetan people.”
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High Peaks Pure Earth @hpeaks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside UN in New York, activists say
Exiled Tibetans say the man’s self-immolation was an appeal for Tibetan independence from China
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Accurate.
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Because I guess ghee isn’t enough?!?
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I cannot like this 😭
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear this.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Applications for the Mid-Career Fellowships are open. The programme supports individual research projects fostering public engagement and understanding of the humanities and social sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4f09Crd
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. This fellowship is a three-year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early-career researchers in the humanities or social sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS
A colour block banner promoting Postdoctoral Fellowships funding. Deadline: Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thanks Ed! Depressingly, many gifts given by Tibetans, especially by the 13th Dalai Lama, during this period were treated in the same way.
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Ed Douglas @calmandfearless.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A fascinating article for those interested in the Simla Convention and how the British government sold Tibet down the river while ignoring the rich contribution of its culture.
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David Stroup @davidstroup.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🧵: This new law, in keeping with previous ones lines the HK National Security Law, asserts that the PRC can extraterritorialize its jurisdiction over speech and actions related to its national unity. Essentially it’s stating that it can police how people abroad speak about ethnic policy. /1
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 02/07/2026
(Part 2): China’s Ethnic Unity Law is the latest pillar in Xi’s long game in Tibet: law, ideology, education, #surveillance, & security used to absorb #Tibetan identity into a CCP-defined “Chinese nation.” www.borderlens.com/2026/07/02/t...
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The Architecture of Assimilation – Part II: Xi's Long Game in Tibet
Experts say China's new Ethnic Unity Law is part of Xi Jinping's strategy to reshape Tibet through assimilation, security and tighter state control.
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thank you for resharing!
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This represents the first account of the Toshakhana or Treasure House, a colonial institution appropriated from earlier Indian and Persian practice. I argue that instead of solidifying regard it produced indifference to the gift & giver. A dream come true to publish in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thanks so much for sharing 🤗
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 29/06/2026
A new study by @tibetcurator.bsky.social argues Britain’s colonial handling of diplomatic gifts helped erase the provenance of #Tibetan artefacts. The fate of the 13th Dalai Lama’s lavish 1913 gift sheds light on why so many museum collections lack documented origins academic.oup.com/past/advance...
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Tibetan gift-giving, British indifference, and the erasure of provenance in colonial india*
Abstract. In 1913, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet dispatched a lavish diplomatic gift to the viceroy of India. However, upon its arrival the colonial a
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 31/03/2026
A beautiful obituary for Tendzin Choegyal Taklha, who died in February aged 79. #Tibetan monk, soldier, exile, adviser, & for decades one of the Dalai Lama’s closest confidants: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Tendzin Choegyal Taklha obituary
The younger brother of the Dalai Llama who became a trusted confidant for the Tibetan spiritual leader
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Jonathan Westaway @jonwestaway.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Our friends in The Confluence Collective have made a short film of our Kalimpong exhibition. बाउ को धुरी छैन “Father Has No Roof over his head” Kalimpong, India 21-27 February 2026 shorturl.at/6IbjP #Himalaya #Archives #IndigenousWork #Mountaineering #OtherEverests @tibetcurator.bsky.social
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Dechen P @dechenp.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Congratulations to the #Tibetan Community & team @ National Trust Kedleston Hall on "How Did We Get Here", a fantastic exhibition with community involvement and brilliant commissions incl short film "Encounters"! Wonderful touches like books for kids too. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-d...
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Many congratulations!!!
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Kate Smith @kateesthersmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Publication day! My book Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain is out now. 20% discount code KEHO2026. www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
If you want to hear more about this research I’m speaking @lghgseminar.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social this Tuesday! If you are in London it would be great to see some familiar faces, or you can join on-line. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The Empire's treasure house: diplomatic gifts, bureaucratic indifference and the erasure of provenance in colonial India
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Thanks so much Stefan!
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Thanks so much for sharing. The editorial team were just amazing to work with and I’m so grateful they saw merit in this research.
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
It means everything to publish the first account of the Toshakhana with @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social The study shows how Toshakhana bureaucracy created indifference to diplomatic gifts which then led to the erasure of provenance and anonymised objects in museum collections southasiasky
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Jonathan Westaway @jonwestaway.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
बाउ को धुरी छैन “Father Has No Roof over his head” An #OtherEverests #ConfluenceCollective exhibition in Kalimpong 21-27 February 2026 shorturl.at/YrbVv Lost archives & hidden histories of Indigenous high-altitude workers from the 1920s & 1930s. @tibetcurator.bsky.social @ruthgamble.bsky.social
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Call for papers closes in 2 weeks time!
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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
New on advance access: "Tibetan Gift-Giving, British Indifference, and the Erasure of Provenance in Colonial India" by @tibetcurator.bsky.social (@uomsalc.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
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TIBETAN GIFT-GIVING, BRITISH INDIFFERENCE, AND THE ERASURE OF PROVENANCE IN COLONIAL INDIA*
Abstract. In 1913, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet dispatched a lavish diplomatic gift to the viceroy of India. However, upon its arrival the colonial a
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
📣 Call for Papers 📣 Please share widely. I am pleased to announce a #CfPs for the upcoming international conference on Museums and Dissidence at @officialuom.bsky.social Scan the QR code for further details. #Museums #Dissidence #PoliticalDisagreement #Conference #MuseumActivism
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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The latest OPEN ACCESS volume of Museum Worlds has been published! View the TOC for Vol. 13 here: bit.ly/47Gl3zG Featuring research by: @jordankistler.bsky.social @tattersdill.bsky.social @clairewintle.bsky.social @fengschoeneweiss.bsky.social @mnystudio.bsky.social @tibetcurator.bsky.social
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HASP - Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing @hasp-hd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
It highlights novel ways that Tibetan & Himalayan worlds can be made relevant beyond their local contexts. Edited by @tibetcurator.bsky.social @trineb.bsky.social and @wiselange.bsky.social Available in #openaccess at doi.org/10.11588/has...
Book cover showing pots with paint in various colours.
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Diana Lange @wiselange.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The result of a wonderful cooperation is online now. @tibetcurator.bsky.social @trineb.bsky.social We are happy to share the good news, please enjoy our publication AMONG TIBETAN MATERIALITIES @hasp-hd.bsky.social hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/catalog/book...
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 20/09/2025
Our latest case of #transnationalrepression: a young Chinese woman studying in France has disappeared some seven weeks ago while on a trip to visit her family in Hunan province. She is an editor for the digital platform “Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet” (CYST) www.tibetanreview.net/chinese-intl...
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Chinese int’l student advocating Tibet dialogue goes missing during trip home - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Sep19’25) – In what is seen as the latest case of transnational repression, a young Chinese woman studying in France has disappeared some seven weeks ago while on a trip to visit h...
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Emma Martin @tibetcurator.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
My students were bitterly disappointed when after a brief moment of thinking the new trustee was lip-sync Tom Holland they realised it wasn’t.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/04/2025
Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US
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Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US
Human rights experts voice alarm as refugees expelled by the US, not welcomed by Bhutan and rejected by Nepal
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Giovanna Vitelli @giovannav.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
This is the text of the presidential order affecting the Smithsonian. It targets its ‘anti-American ideology’. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and
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Museums and Galleries History Group (MGHG) @mghg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
There is still time to submit your abstract! Deadline 3 March, details: www.mghg.info/forthcoming-...
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Conference: Creating the Museum: exploring the museum impulse in local, regional and national contexts — Museums and Galleries History Group
Creating the Museum:  exploring the museum impulse in local, regional and national contexts Conference – The National Gallery and The Museums & Galleries History Group (MGHG) (National Ga...
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