Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space.
Explores the role of museums around the world as sites of public discourse and democracy
Examines the changing idea of the museum in relation to other public sites and spaces, including community cultural centers, public halls and the internet
Offers a sophisticated portrait of the public, and how it is realized, invoked, and understood in the museum context
Offers relevant case studies and discussions of how museums can engage with their publics' in more complex, productive ways
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"[Barrett]constructs a framework within which it is possible to both confront some startling realities about the gap between museums' purported 'public' role and their efficacy and relevance in the 'public sphere', and consider initiatives that might rectify this situation." (Visitor Studies Journal, 9 March 2012)
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Höhe: 237 mm
Breite: 163 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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978-1-4051-7383-4 (9781405173834)
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Jennifer Barrett is the Director of Museum Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, and currently collaborates with the University of Hong Kong on a museum studies program to support developments in their museum sector. She is the editor, with Caroline Butler-Bowdon, of Debating the City: An Anthology (2001).
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University of Sydney, Australia; University of Hong Kong
List of Images vii Introduction 1
1 The Public Sphere 15
2 Historical Discourses of the Museum 45
3 The Museum as Public Space 81
4 Audience, Community, and Public 118
5 The Museum as Public Intellectual 143
Conclusion 164
References 175
Acknowledgments 191
Index 193
