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Emiline Smith

Emiline Smith is a lecturer in art crime and criminology at the University of Glasgow (UK). She currently leads two GCRF-funded projects on the trafficking of cultural and natural resources in Indonesia, Nepal and Myanmar. Follow her on Twitter at @DrEmilineSmith.

Posted inOpinion

A Small Community in Nepal Wants Its Stolen God Back 

Avatar photo by Emiline Smith September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Why should the people of Pharping celebrate their sacred festival with a replica of a 400-year-old idol while the original clearly sits in the collection of a Singapore museum?

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The Ongoing Looting of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Heritage

Avatar photo by Emiline Smith March 10, 2022March 11, 2022

Artifacts stolen from the Kotawehera Rajamaha temple in Sri Lanka are the latest victims of longstanding looting and trafficking.

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In Myanmar, Protests Harness Creativity and Humor

Avatar photo by Emiline Smith April 12, 2021April 13, 2021

As protestors use every possible tool to reject the coup peacefully, the use of art and humor has generated a collective identity in a country marked by social disparity.

Posted inOpinion

Stumbling Towards Repatriation

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Erin L. Thompson and Emiline Smith March 11, 2021February 7, 2023

We need to make it clear to our museums that we do not want to walk around in galleries of stolen artworks.

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