Izzy Bartley

Acquisition Disorder

History EN ↓ 3 episodes

Acquisition Disorder is a 3-part mini series about board games, museum practice and colonial histories and legacies. What do two archaeologists think of the game Archaeology, The New Expedition? What can we learn from a curator of Industrial History, and an Indian Professor when they sit down to play Ticket to Ride India together? How does the game Papua reflect past museum practices and colonial violences? A natural science and a community curator spill the beans. Host Izzy Bartley , researcher at the University of Leeds and Digital Learning Officer at Leeds Museums and Galleries , is joined...

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Izzy Bartley

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Papua 18.02.2026 40:59

Welcome to the Acquisition Disorder podcast, the show where we select a modern board game and use it as a jumping-off point to discuss museum practice, past and present, and colonial histories and legacies. I’m your host, Izzy Bartley , and in our final episode, we’re joining a 19th-century jungle expedition and exploring the practices and ethics of historical natural science collecting and what i...

Ticket to Ride: India 18.02.2026 44:57

Welcome to the Acquisition Disorder podcast, the show where we select a modern board game and use it as a jumping-off point to discuss museum practice, past and present, and colonial histories and legacies. I’m your host, Izzy Bartley , and in this episode, we are looking at the tracks of history through the lens of one of the world's most popular board game franchises. What can we learn from John...

Archaeology: The New Expedition 18.02.2026 46:22

Welcome to the Acquisition Disorder podcast, the show where we select a modern board game and use it as a jumping-off point to discuss museum practice, past and present, and colonial histories and legacies. In this first episode of our three-part series, we are digging deep into the popular tropes and (sometimes uncomfortable) realities of the archaeological world. What happens when you ask two pr...