From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask

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From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask. / Sera-Shriar, Efram.

In: British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 56, No. 3, 2023, p. 309-328.

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Sera-Shriar, E 2023, 'From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask', British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 309-328. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087423000043

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Sera-Shriar, E. (2023). From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask. British Journal for the History of Science, 56(3), 309-328. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087423000043

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Sera-Shriar E. From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask. British Journal for the History of Science. 2023;56(3):309-328. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087423000043

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Sera-Shriar, Efram. / From Museumization to Decolonization: Fostering Critical Dialogues in the History of Science with a Haida Eagle Mask. In: British Journal for the History of Science. 2023 ; Vol. 56, No. 3. pp. 309-328.

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