Shimrit Lee is a writer, educator, and curator based in Philadelphia. An interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of visual culture, performance, and critical security studies, Shimrit’s research interests relate to the cultural production of security narratives in Israel and the U.S. She holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies from NYU, and teaches high school social studies as well as community-based adult education at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.

Decolonize Museums Shimrit Lee With Decolonize Museums, Shimrit Lee punctures the fantasy of the the idealized Western museum, tracing the colonial origins of the concept of the museum. Citing pop culture portrayals from Indiana Jones to Black Panther and highlighting crucial activist campaigns to redress the harms perpetrated by museums and their proxies, Decolonize Museums argues that we must face a dismantling of these seemingly eternal edifices, and consider what, if anything, might take their place. More