cultural heritage and development

Recovering Samoan Instrumental Music to Promote Cultural Heritage and Enterprise

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorEmma Sutton SchoolsEnglish ODA countriesSamoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 5 This work, led by the School of English, is building a consortium of scholars, musicians and heritage industry staff recovering rare Samoan traditional instrumental music. Developed in collaboration with and in response to Samoan musicians, musicologists and … Read more

Digitizing Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Preservation and Development in Tanzania

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth and Environmental Sciences ODA countriesTanzania Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 14, Goal 16 Repurposing has recently been necessary to the  School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) Global Challenges project in Tanzania to continue to support the local community despite the on-going COVID-19 crisis. When lock-down as a result of the COVID-19 … Read more

Capturing new education models among indigenous and quilombola minorities in Brazil

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorStavroula Pipyrou SchoolsSocial Anthropology ODA countriesBrazil Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 4, Goal 10 The project responded to GCRF and SDG strategic objectives in quality education provision by capturing education models produced by indigenous communities in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and understanding how they can be adapted to other ODA contexts. Over 30 years … Read more

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