From imperial museum to communication centre? : on the new role of museums as mediators between science and non-Western societies /
"Are museums symbols of cultural dominance or spaces of social inclusion? The project ´From Imperial Museum to Communication Centre? On the New Role of Museums as a Mediator between Science and Non-Western Societies´ explores alternative non-European museum concepts. The editors of this volume,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Würzburg :
Königshausen & Neumann,
2010
Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann, c2010 |
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| Summary: | "Are museums symbols of cultural dominance or spaces of social inclusion? The project ´From Imperial Museum to Communication Centre? On the New Role of Museums as a Mediator between Science and Non-Western Societies´ explores alternative non-European museum concepts. The editors of this volume, Lidia Guzy, Rainer Hatoum and Susan Kamel, conducted research in India, North America and Egypt, investigating different contexts of a major global shift in museum theory and practise. Marginalised groups demand a more active part in the representation and interpretation of their own cultural heritage. In consequence, Western forms of scholarship, collecting practices and strategies of mediation are called into question. Presenting the results of an international conference which brought together museum professionals from the three respective regions, the present volume offers a compendium of contemporary perspectives on museum work."-- |
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| Item Description: | Papers presented at a conference held in Berlin on 2009 |
| Physical Description: | 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 x 23 cm 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 3826043421 9783826043420 (pbk.) 9783826043420 |