Dr. Fiskesjo will speak about Chinese archaeology in the context of global heritage issues, including the tensions between the values of national history and global perspectives on heritage and preservation. He will also address the threats to archaeological heritage sites in China, from looting driven by both international and growing domestic markets for collectibles, to the progress of cultural heritage
work under way in China.
Professor Magnus Fiskesjo, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Cornell University. His research interests are Asian anthropology and archaeology, States, borders, and ethnic relations, global cultural heritage issues and museum studies. He has published more than fifteen articles, including
“The Patriotic Collector: China and the Global Politics of Cultural Heritage and Repatriation,” in Reclaiming Chinese Society, edited by Ching Kwan Lee and You-tien Hsing (London: Routledge).
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