
Publications
I have published the findings of my research in English, French and Danish, in academic, peer-reviewed journals and anthologies for academic and broader audiences alike.
Contributions to newspapers, online magazines, radio programmes and podcasts can be found under Media Contributions.
Kolonitiden til forhandling - Gentænkning af Pitt Rivers Museums etnografiske samlinger (2024)
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Single-authored journal article in Magasinet MUSEUM: National Identitet: 26-29.​​
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Photo of the Haida Star House Pole from Haida Gwaii, on display at the Pitt Rivers Museum, by V. Nielsen (2022).
"Offentligheden er vendt tilbage" – Kunstudstillinger til debat på Sydafrikas nationalgalleri (2024)
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Single-authored peer-reviewed journal article in Tidsskriftet Antropologi: Ytringer 89 ed. by L.C. Anbert, C. Hasse and G.B. Nielsen: 129-152.​​
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Photo of the Iziko SANG by Vibe Nielsen (2016).
The Colonial Roots of Botany – Legacies of Empire in the Botanic Gardens of Oxford and Kew (2023)
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Single-authored peer-reviewed journal article in Museum Management and Curatorship vol. 38 issue 6: 696-712.​
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Photo by Vibe Nielsen (2023) of the Danny Gate (1632-33) and Magdalen Tower (1509) seen from the Oxford Botanic Garden.
Ambivalent Art at the Tip of a Continent: The Zeitz MOCAA and its quest for global recognition (2023)
Single-authored peer-reviewed book chapter in the anthology Global Art in Local Art Worlds: Changing Hierarchies of Value ed. by O. Salemink, A.S. Corrêa, J. Sejrup and V. Nielsen. Routledge: 77-99. ​​
’What’s in a name?’ Gentænkning af genstandstekster på Pitt Rivers Museum (2022)
Peer-reviewed journal article written in conversation with M. Thompson-Odlum in special issue of the Danish journal Jordens Folk: Samling på Verden 57 no. 2 ed. by K.M. Bach, M. Gabriel, U.H. Johnsen, V. Nielsen and C.M.S. Pallesen: 83-93.
Nye roller for gamle ting: Etnografiske samlingers samtidsrelevans i en verden i forandring (2022)
Co-authored peer-reviewed introduction in special issue of the Danish anthropological journal Jordens Folk: Samling på Verden 57 no. 2 ed. by K.M. Bach, M. Gabriel, U.H. Johnsen, V. Nielsen and C.M.S. Pallesen: 2-10.​
Botanikkens Koloniale Rødder – Kulturhistorisk formidling af plantesamlinger i Storbritanniens botaniske haver (2022)
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Single-authored peer-reviewed journal article in special issue of the Danish journal Kulturstudier 13 (2): 161-184.
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Photo by Vibe Nielsen (2023) of the Palm House (1848) in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew.
How to Practice Decoloniality in Museums: A review of Practicing Decoloniality in Museums – A Guide with Global Examples by Csilla E. Ariese and Magdalena Wróblewska (2022)
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Single-authored peer-reviewed book review essay in tenth year anniversary edition of Museum Worlds: Advances in Research no. 10: 230-234.
Kunstbegrebets Koloniale Klassifikationer til Forhandling på Museer i Sydafrika (2021)
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Single-authored peer-reviewed journal article in the Danish journal Kulturstudier no. 1: 89-112.
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Photo from the Standard Bank Gallery-exhibition Air: Inspiration – Expiration in Johannesburg by V. Nielsen (2016).
Museale formidlinger af fortiden som kolonimagt på danske og britiske museer (2017)
Single-authored peer-reviewed journal article in the Danish journal Slagmark no. 75: 81-94.
Coloured drawing of the plantation Bethlehem on St. Croix, photographed by R. Fortuna. Reproduced in agreement with the National Museum of Denmark (2507/1968).
Er kvinder særlig skikkede til lovgivningsvirksomhed? 100-året for kvinders valgret (2016)
Co-authored peer-reviewed book chapter with M. Byriel-Thygesen and R. Tjørnehøj in Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark published by the National Museum of Denmark: 274-287.
Banner from the Danish Women's Society (1897), photographed by A. Mikkelsen. Reproduced in agreement with the National Museum of Denmark (2154/1972).