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Professor Amrita Ibrahim is a cultural anthropologist and a 2019 Faculty Fellow at the Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) at the Smithsonian Institution. Her work bridges anthropology, museum studies, and visual culture, with a focus on reinvigorating the connection between academic teaching and museum-based learning.
Her research interests include:
- Cultural anthropology and its historical roots in Franz Boas
- Ethnographic film as both cultural record and material artifact
- The role of museums in education, decolonization, and public engagement
- Globalization, the Anthropocene, and shifting cultural representations
During her SIMA fellowship, she explored the curation and material analysis of ethnographic films at the National Museum of Natural History, aiming to reintegrate museum collections into anthropological pedagogy.
Her work critically engages with the colonial legacies of museums while advocating for their transformation into collaborative, ethical spaces of inquiry.
Scientific Awards:
- Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) Faculty Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, 2019
Professor Ibrahim has not published any articles in the provided data. There is no information available about her students, grants, or formal institutional affiliation beyond her fellowship. She shows strong interdisciplinary engagement with media, materiality, and pedagogy in anthropology.
