In this episode Eilidh talks to Matt Ylitalo, a PHD student in the School of Modern History at the University of St Andrews.

Matt's PHD research is called 'Huntin Whales and Making Knowledge'. He is also interested in Dundee’s nineteenth-century trade in Arctic animals particularly the history of the Dundee Whaling trade. Today's podcast looks in particular at the role of peoples who have long been marginalized in the whaling industry.

Matt contributed to the Museums of the University of St Andrews exhibition called Re-collecting Empire, which explores how colonial presences in museum collections can be re-interpreted with input from communities, and how this approach can be embedded in the Museums' work and processes rather than being a short term focus. The accompanying exhibition, Re-collecting Empire, is open from 28 July until 22 October 2022 at the Wardlaw Museum. In this episode, join Matt and Eilidh to discuss working with originating communities to reattribute and reinterpret collections.

For more info, visit www.re-collectingempire.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk Music © Lidhmusic