University archives and black market ancient artifacts with Roberta Mazza

For centuries, academics and university archivists have participated in and benefitted from the illicit trade of ancient artifacts. Roberta Mazza discusses this history and the academy's role in restoring and repatriating ill-gotten collections.

• Roberta Mazza. 2024. Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts. Stanford University Press.
• Ariella Aïsha Azoulay. 2019. Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism. Verso. 
• BBC podcast: Intrigue: Word of God.

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