Open Culture VOICES

Title card for the Open Culture Voices Season 2 Special Episode

A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1

In this Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices series, CC hosts a conversation among five open culture experts from around the world. Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor, University of Exeter Law School, United Kingdom Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, Nigeria Medhavi Gandhi, Founder, The Heritage Lab, India Evelin Heidel … Read More “A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1”

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Stephen Wyber — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 20

Did you know that access to cultural heritage is part of the UN Declaration of Human Rights? Stephen discusses this little known article among other important aspects of access, participation, and engagement of cultural heritage and the responsibilities of institutions in this regard. He also explains how Open Culture is a way to establish the … Read More “Stephen Wyber — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 20”

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Kirsty von Gogh — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 17

  “Opening up cultural artifacts from African organizations might change how we’re represented in online spaces” says Kirsty von Gogh from Johannesburg. She also shares how increasing production of culturally, linguistically, and contextually aware and relevant content can ensure a more representative digital space for Africans, and how open licensing increases accessibility to this content. … Read More “Kirsty von Gogh — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 17”

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Laksmi Sugiri — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 14

Laksmi says that “open access…makes it possible to collaborate and reconstruct cultural heritage.” In this episode we learn about cultural heritage in Indonesia and how open access has made it possible for organisations to work together and build out data sets and information about historical collections across the country. Open Culture VOICES is a series … Read More “Laksmi Sugiri — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 14”

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Shanna Hollich — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 13

Shanna shares  how “keeping content locked up and isolated keeps us separate from one another” so opening up collections brings people together and bridges our shared humanity, across cultures and continents. In this episode we learn about how publicly funded institutions should provide online access to the public which is funding it and held accountable … Read More “Shanna Hollich — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 13”

Open Culture VOICES