Tiffany Jenkins facts for kids

Tiffany Jenkins is a British writer and expert who studies society and culture. She is also the culture editor for a journal called Sociology Compass. She writes about interesting topics like museums and history.

What Tiffany Jenkins Does

Tiffany Jenkins is an author, a journalist, and an academic. This means she writes books, articles for newspapers, and also teaches or researches at universities. Her work often explores big questions about how we understand history and culture.

Books and Important Ideas

Tiffany Jenkins has written several important books. One book, called Contesting Human Remains in Museum Collections (published in 2011), looks at why there are debates about human remains kept in museums. It explores the different ideas and influences involved in these discussions.

Another book she wrote is Keeping Their Marbles (published in 2016). This book talks about the famous Parthenon Marbles and the arguments about whether they should be returned to Greece. It also looks at the bigger discussion about sending cultural treasures back to their original countries. Tiffany Jenkins believes that Western museums should keep these treasures. Her ideas have led to many discussions among experts in the field.

She also edited a book of essays called Political Culture, Soft Interventions and Nation Building (published in 2015). This book explores how culture can be used to help countries that have been affected by conflict.

Writing for Newspapers

Tiffany Jenkins often writes for major newspapers about art and cultural topics. She used to have a regular column in The Scotsman newspaper, sharing her thoughts on various cultural issues.

Her Work at Universities

Tiffany Jenkins is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Art History at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. This means she is recognized for her important contributions to the study of art history. Before this, she was a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. She also worked as the arts and society director for an organization called the Institute of Ideas.

Role at the British Museum

In March 2025, Tiffany Jenkins was chosen to be a trustee of the British Museum. Trustees are like board members who help guide the museum and make important decisions about its collections and future.

External Links

• BBC Radio 4, Beauty and the Brain, presented by Tiffany Jenkins, January 2014