ANARCHIVING OCEAN MARGINS
Redefining Maritime Museum Narratives
This research project was selected for the Global Connectivity in Maritime Perspective Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum and the Leibniz Institute for Maritime History (DSM) in Bremerhaven. The fellowship took place between August and November 2025.
Afterlife project, such as talks, articles, and an audio museum guided walk, soon!
In alignment with the fellowship theme, Global Connectivity in Maritime Perspective, this project seeks to enrich international dialogues on maritime heritage. Focusing on the relationships between Germany, South America and the sea, DSM’s diverse collection offers a valuable resource for this inquiry. By investigating the provenance, layered meanings, and global significance of its artifacts, the project will address colonial and ecological dimensions while foregrounding silenced narratives. This work will reimagine the collection as a platform for transcultural perspectives, employing innovative, multisensory, and collaborative methods to highlight marginalized stories that challenge Eurocentric frameworks. Ultimately, it will contribute to new understandings of humanity’s relationship with the sea and foster deeper connections between past/present maritime histories.