Dr Bruno Brulon Soares

Dr Bruno Brulon Soares

Reader

Reader in Museum and Heritage Studies

Researcher profile

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 1732
Email
bcbs1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

I am a museologist and anthropologist trained in Brazil, and my research interests have focused on the relationships of museums with society, practices of collecting, and the political uses of heritage. I have a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2012) and another in Contemporary History (2019) both from Universidade Federal Fluminense, and an MA in Museology and Heritage Studies (2008) from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

I am currently a Reader in Museum and Heritage Studies in the School of Art History. Prior to joining St Andrews I was Professor of Museology and Heritage Studies at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2013-2022) and I was Chair of the International Committee for Museology of ICOM, the International Council of Museums (2019-2022).

Research areas

My research interests have focused on critical and social museology, practices of collecting, and the political uses of heritage. My previous works focused on community-based museums in Latin America and Europe, with a particular interest for decolonisation of museum theory and practices. Some of my research projects have analysed the history of museums and museology, the development of the New museology movement and the reappropriation of colonial heritage in museums. Between 2020 and 2022, acting as co-Chair of the Standing Committee for the Museum Definition (ICOM Define), I coordinated the global participatory project that led to the approval of a new museum definition adopted by the International Council of Museums in August 2022.

PhD supervision

  • Patricia Lopez Sanchez Cervantes
  • Emerson Norteman
  • Renato Trotta
  • Tressia Allard

Selected publications

 

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