12 research outputs found
Engaging audiences with difficult pasts: the Voices of â68 Project at the Ulster Museum, Belfast
Can history museums influence the relationship between divided communities? This paper explores why an initially modest collaboration between the authors and the Ulster Museum on the nonâviolent Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement of 1968/69, eventually had substantial impact beyond the museumâs walls. Having placed the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement within the context of both the international protests of 1968 and the specific environment of Northern Ireland, particularly the virtual civil war known as the Troubles, the paper turns to the role of museums in responding to the legacy of this past, and the evolving practice of the Ulster Museum, as background to the project. The latter began as a limited intervention within an existing display, based on oral histories and underpinned by the theory of âagonismâ, proposing that divided communities must learn to live with difference. It eventually included exhibitions, workshops, school study days, curricular materials and online provision. It has directly influenced the Northern Ireland GCSE History Curriculum and been held up as an example of good practice within the provinceâs peace process. The paper discusses why the project succeeded â location within a national museum; credibility with protagonists, academics, communities and audiences; starting small; a willingness to take risks and share control; multiple perspectives; and an acceptance that not everyone will be satisfied. With a version of the Voices of 68 exhibition now installed in the Museumâs permanent gallery, the next challenges are longitudinal studies on its impact and assessing the approachâs relevance to other museums working in postâconflict societies
Ultrastructural examination of the regeneration of the rat adenohypophysis after partial hypophysectomy
THE INHERITANCE OF POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE AND A POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO PREMATURE BALDING
Dieback and death of larch caused by Ceratocystis laricicola sp. nov. following attack by Ips cembrae
The State Rajput Identity and Women's Agency in 19th and 20th Century Rajasthan
Drawing on historical and ethnographic material on lower-class Rajput women, this paper evaluates the their impact in transforming gender roles and relationships in rural Rajasthan. It focuses on the individual and collective agency of Rajput women and the role of the state in the promotion of gender-specific identities in Rajasthan, India. Overall, it is noted that the Rajputs have had a tremendous influence on the culture, customs and traditions of the people of the state. In terms of the impact of Rajput women, however, it is suggested that they would be in a stronger position to initiate decisions if the community structures that generate prestige and value were more in their favor. Nevertheless, a change in the prestige structure could result in gender conflict, hence, it is complicated with skepticism and reluctance by both sexes. Although the Women's Development Programme has raised an awareness of women's rights, it still remains constrained by state sponsorship. Moreover, while women's agencies are seen to be enhanced by state-level initiatives, middle- and upper-class Rajput women remain constrained by the nature of state and national politics