'White Thinking' and the failed promise of diversity in Scottish heritage

“白人思维”和苏格兰遗产多样性的失败承诺

• 批准号: AH/X011682/1
• 负责人: Churnjeet Mahn
• 金额: $ 10.22万
• 依托单位: University of Strathclyde
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX011682%2F1
• 关键词: White; Thinking; failed; promise; diversity

'White Thinking' and the failed promise of diversity in Scottish heritage This project responds to a key challenge in the Scottish heritage sector: what is the next step in transitioning small-scale diversity projects in Scottish heritage organisations to more sustainable, and structural, forms of organisational and cultural change? While various organisations have signalled a commitment to longer-term changes, the innovation in this project is focused on bridging the gap between the wealth of smaller-scale anti-racist heritage projects taking place in Scotland today (which are often led by individuals and/or small collectives), and the 'promise' of structural change in a sector which is predominantly white and from higher socio-economic backgrounds. The title is taken from Lilian Thuram's book, White Thinking: Behind the Mask of Racial Identity (Hero: 2021). The book asks, 'What does it mean to by white? Beyond just a skin colour, is it also a way of thinking? If so, how did it come about, and why?'. Thuram's career spans football (he is France's most capped player) and anti-racist activism. Thuram, and one of the translators of White Thinking will be leading some of the project's work at Kelvingrove Museum to ask how and why the white gaze determines and fixes representations of racialised minorities as fringe, exotic, and inferior. If they are represented at all. The project responds to the call of Museums and Galleries Scotland's report Empire, Slavery, and Scotland's Museums (2022) to 'ensure anti-racism is embedded in [museum] workplaces and public spaces'. Through practice-led interventions involving stakeholders across education, heritage organisations, and communities, this project brings together organisations of different sizes, and with unique challenges, to create a community of practice. Our partners include the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum, HMS Unicorn, Kelvingrove Museum, Museums and Galleries Scotland, the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Our outputs include anti-racist step-change plans for organisations, a new exhibition on the history of South Asian medical professionals in Scotland, community co-designed resources on the legacy of David Livingstone, workshops for curators, and a programme of public events for Black History Month Scotland.

“白人思维”和苏格兰遗产多样性的失败承诺该项目应对了苏格兰遗产部门的一个关键挑战：将苏格兰遗产组织中的小规模多样性项目转变为更具可持续性和结构性的形式的下一步是什么组织和文化变革？尽管各个组织都表示致力于长期变革，但该项目的创新重点是缩小当今苏格兰正在进行的小规模反种族主义遗产项目之间的财富差距（这些项目通常由个人和/或小集体），以及对一个以白人为主且社会经济背景较高的部门进行结构性变革的“承诺”。标题取自 Lilian Thuram 的书《白人思维：种族身份面具背后》（英雄：2021）。这本书问：“白色意味着什么？”除了肤色之外，它也是一种思维方式吗？如果是这样，它是如何发生的，为什么？图拉姆的职业生涯横跨足球（他是法国出场次数最多的球员）和反种族主义活动。图拉姆和《白人思维》的翻译者之一将在凯尔文格罗夫博物馆领导该项目的一些工作，以探究白人的目光如何以及为何决定和固定种族少数群体的边缘、异国情调和劣等形象。如果他们有代表的话。该项目响应了苏格兰博物馆和画廊报告《帝国、奴隶制和苏格兰博物馆》（2022）的号召，“确保将反种族主义融入[博物馆]工作场所和公共空间”。通过以实践为主导的干预措施，涉及教育、遗产组织和社区的利益相关者，该项目将不同规模、面临独特挑战的组织聚集在一起，创建一个实践社区。我们的合作伙伴包括种族平等和权利联盟、大卫利文斯通出生地博物馆、英国皇家海军独角兽号、开尔文格罗夫博物馆、苏格兰博物馆和画廊、格拉斯哥皇家外科医生和医师学院以及苏格兰古物协会。我们的成果包括组织的反种族主义逐步变革计划、关于苏格兰南亚医疗专业人员历史的新展览、社区共同设计的有关大卫·利文斯通遗产的资源、策展人研讨会以及公共活动计划苏格兰黑人历史月。