Dr Churnjeet Mahn - EDI in Scottish Heritage

Principal Investigator: Dr Churnjeet Mahn (University of Strathclyde)
Project Partners: Ali Cathcart (University of Stirling), Devon McHugh (Museums and Galleries Scotland), Jeff Sanders (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland)
Research Team: Dr Audrey Scardina (Research Associate, University of Strathclyde)
Project Website

The project is designed to create capacity to address EDI issues (with a special focus on race) in some of Scotland’s largest and most influential heritage organisations, through working with closely networked partners from within the sector. This project works in partnership with the Scottish Government sponsored project, Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums (ESSM), which is a major investigation into the legacy of empire and slavery in Scotland’s heritage sector. It includes a large public consultation, consultation with minoritised groups, and consultation with heritage professionals. It will produce recommendations to Scottish Government in 2022 and this project is designed to directly feed into the process. Partners in Stirling and the Society of Antiquaries provide critical capacity in history, archaeology, and sector knowledge and practice for the project.

Project Film

Watch the film about this project below, made by biggerhouse films. There are two versions: an audio-described version and a BSL (British Sign Language) version.

Please see full credit in the expandable section below.