Nushelle de Silva

PSA: I compiled a short list of texts and themes re: #museums and #exhibitions based on the 51 responses I got to save y'all from info-overload, but if you're curious, full responses are on the second sheet, sans emails. THANK YOU for your contributions! bit.ly/3bmIcI9

My article on AIR CONDITIONING just dropped in the fab new issue of Discourse. Read to hear me wild out on image ideologies, mass production, atmospheric work discipline, a fire at MoMA, conservation handbooks, macaroni factories, & more muse.jhu.edu/pub/27/article…

Apoorva (@BilingualWindow) and I are excited to share citiesinfiction.com -a database that locates the literary landscape of India and South Asia. This website is for those who are interested in using fiction to teach and learn about the urban - cities, towns, and beyond.

Come and work with us! 3-year postdoctoral position at Oslo School of Architecture on the "Provenance" project, led by the brilliant Mari Lending in collaboration with partners from Manchester, New York, Hamburg, London, Madrid #architecture #anthropology jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

@sonali_dhanpal hugs! I am so sorry friend - I know we make so many precious plans based on the limited mobility we're granted, and we pour so much (SO MUCH) energy into making sure we do everything right, and it can be devastating. I will feed you on this side in sympathy? hugs.

@EmelieDT @TheSAHGB @sonali_dhanpal yay! hope you're both well, fellow panelists! I'll never look at apples the same way again btw :)

If you missed last spring's @TheSAHGB Constructing Coloniality conference in London, here is your chance to hear about @sonali_dhanpal 's presentation: pod.link/1562980101/epi…

We're happy to announce that the Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial SIG's Frantz Fanon Dissertation Award nomination period begins today! The nomination period is from September 1 to November 1, 2023. Please share widely!!! docs.google.com/document/d/1ta…

@taoleighgoffe I'm looking at your process photos and we make them a little differently, and smaller, but still!

@taoleighgoffe fun fact: we call them patties in Sri Lanka too! (and growing up I thought they were uniquely Sri Lankan, haha)

over half of Sri Lanka’s population ‘multidimensionally vulnerable’ - 12.34 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22.16 million-strong population have been badly affected by the crisis thehindu.com/news/internati… via @Meerasrini + @the_hindu

The British Museum situation is symptomatic of what happens when you only fund short-term projects and additionality. If you want the nations heritage kept safe & recorded in perpetuity, you have to fund long-term cultural infrastructure & jobs. No short cuts.

@kalramnath congratulations!!!

What can architectural history teach us about our present climate crisis? And how can architectural historians join in the fight against climate change? Join the conversation on Wednesday, September 13 at 12 pm CDT. sah.org/conferences-an…

Apply now for a 2024 ACLS Fellowship, supporting early-career, non-tenured scholars in the humanities and related social sciences. Awards of up to $60k + award supplements for independent scholars and adjunct faculty. Deadline Sept. 28, 9PM EDT bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I

Friends in or visiting Colombo, the #malaiyagam200 Rooted exhibition is going on through this Sunday (27th August) at Colombo National Library. It was truly wonderful to see the public witnessing of history at the opening last week.

If you’re in Colombo, do check out the ROOTED exhibition at the Colombo Public Library until Sunday 27th Aug. A really thoughtfully put together exhibition tracing the history of the community responsible for what #lka is famously known for - tea.

Reminder that I am soliciting contributions to @caavisual 2024 - "The Body and the Museum: Empire, Ethics, and New Directions." I'm looking to hear not just from academics and curators, but also from a range of museum professionals. DM me if you have Qs! caa.confex.com/caa/2024/webpr…

Calling all art historians and visual studies scholars! The Getty Research Institute is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Scholars Program on the theme of EXTINCTION. For the full description see the program website: gty.art/scholars Apply by October 2, 2023