Collecting ambiguity: material objects and the afterlives of empire in Northern Ireland

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2023
Event	Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination - Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy Duration: 21 Sept 2023 → 22 Sept 2023 https://www.afterlivesofempire.com/

Conference

Conference	Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	21/09/2023 → 22/09/2023
Internet address	https://www.afterlivesofempire.com/

Projects

Projects per year 2023 2023 2024

• 2 Finished

Projects per year

• R1123HAP: ESRC IAA - MENII Memories, MENII Voices - Phase 2

  Reisz, E. (PI) & Widdis, B. (CoI)

  21/06/2023 → 30/09/2024

  Project: Research

  • Northern Ireland 100%
  • Empire 83%
  • Afterlife 44%
  • Object 41%
  • Social Research 41%

• R1805HAP: MENII Memories, MENII Voices

  Reisz, E. (PI) & Widdis, B. (CoI)

  06/01/2023 → 30/06/2024

  Project: Research

  • Northern Ireland 100%
  • Empire 58%
  • Object 41%
  • Afterlife 41%
  • Collecting 41%

Datasets

• Many Memories, Many Voices (MMMV) interviews

  Widdis, B. (Creator) & Reisz, E. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 31 Aug 2024

  https://www.mmmv.org/explore

  Dataset

Research output

Research output per year 2025 2025 2025

• 1 Article

Research output per year

Research output per year

• Collecting ambiguity: objects and the afterlives of empire on the island of Ireland

  Widdis, B. & Reisz, E., 01 May 2025, In: ICOFOM Study Series: Oceanic Legacies: Museology of Island Traditions. 53, 1-2, p. 51-64 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Collecting 100%
  • Afterlife 100%
  • Empire 100%
  • Northern Ireland 40%
  • Public History 40%
  9 Downloads (Pure)

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Widdis, B., & Reisz, E. (2023). Collecting ambiguity: material objects and the afterlives of empire in Northern Ireland. Paper presented at Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination, Rome, Italy.

Widdis, Briony ; Reisz, Emma. / Collecting ambiguity: material objects and the afterlives of empire in Northern Ireland. Paper presented at Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination, Rome, Italy.

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Collecting ambiguity: material objects and the afterlives of empire in Northern Ireland. / Widdis, Briony; Reisz, Emma.
2023. Paper presented at Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination, Rome, Italy.

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Widdis B, Reisz E. Collecting ambiguity: material objects and the afterlives of empire in Northern Ireland. 2023. Paper presented at Afterlives of Empire in the Public Imagination, Rome, Italy.