Indigenous Wahine Talking Critically in the Museum Space

As greater numbers of community groups experience social disconnect, museums need to find better methods of engagement in order to remain relevant. We know that museums are no longer neutral spaces;in fact, they have a role to play in activism, which means they can shift their mission to support local communities celebrate and protect their Indigenous heritage (Drubay and Singhal 2020;Message 2018;Shelton 2013). What follows is a meditation by researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand who engage with Pacific-Indigenous concepts and museum practice in unique ways. Our big idea is to see "Oceania through Indigenous eyes" (Lagi-Maama 2019: 291) and, in particular, the eyes of Nalani Wilson-Hokowhitu with mo`oku`auhau to Kalapana, Hawai`i, and Moloka`i Nui a Hina;Maree Mills with whakapapa to Tongariro, Taupo, and Ngati Tuwharetoa;and Rachel Yates, who hails from Vaisala, Samoa. As a collective, their curatorial talanoa korero/mo`olelo/stories connect to current debates in the museum world where local problems need local solutions. In this instance, Wilson--Hokowhitu and Mills share the ideas that shaped their mahi at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato in Hamilton, and Yates has just finished a COVID-19 project as Curator of Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington.

Museums and the pandemic, one year on

Written as notes from the field, this article explores the overlaps between researcher development and the idea of academic resilience within the museum and heritage studies community. During a climate of uncertainty and rapid change, it argues that alongside the academic literature, positive psychology methods transfer well into the researcher development space. Methods involved informal email conversations with museum and heritage practitioners united by how COVID-19 and border lockdown presented new opportunities to connect, share ideas, and rethink. Presented as short narratives, these findings show how researchers and practitioners in northern Europe, the United Kingdom and Canada share similar concerns to those in the southern hemisphere about climate change, equity, well-being, resilience, and sustainability. These narratives highlight the importance of encouraging critical engagement, finding ways to traverse time zones that build international networks and provide leadership opportunities for researchers at any level.

Urological issues in cyclists

Cycle use has grown rapidly over the last few years in the UK. British Cycling membership has increased threefold since the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and this is likely to rise in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. As urologists, day-to-day encounters with cyclists are commonplace, who may present with acute traumatic injuries or chronic overuse injuries. The aim of this literature review was to evaluate the effect of cycling on conditions presenting to the urology clinic, in particular those of raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA), haematuria and soft-tissue lesions (?cyclist nodules?). Furthermore, the review aimed to summarize the relationship between cycling and pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) syndromes. A PubMed search of the literature on cycling and genitourinary disorders was performed. The literature suggests no significant change in PSA levels after a bout of cycling. Age appears to have no effect on the change in PSA experienced following a bout of cycling, in particular when comparing those <50 years of age to those >50 years of age. Haematuria appears to be rare with cycling but has been described, even with stationary bike riding. It is imperative to exclude coexisting urinary-tract pathological conditions, and cycling-induced haematuria should always be considered a diagnosis of exclusion. Perineal nodular induration (?cyclist nodules?) is a rare condition, related to pressure and repetitive micro-trauma between the perineum and saddle. Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE) represents the most common bicycling-associated urogenital complaint. Numbness in the perineum, penis, scrotum or buttocks??genital numbness??is the most common and most recognized symptom of pudendal compression. Despite several studies demonstrating a link between elite cyclists and erectile dysfunction, for the average cyclist riding may actually have a protective effect on sexual function.