A Pedagogy of Witnessing
Curatorial Practice and the Pursuit of Social Justice
1st Edition
Published on 18. August 2014
280 pages
978-1-4384-5271-5 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the curating of "difficult knowledge" through the exhibition of lynching photographs in contemporary museums.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 1
Total Illustrations: 1
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-5271-5 (9781438452715)
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Person
Roger I. Simon (1942-2012) was Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and the author of several books, including The Touch of the Past: Remembrance, Learning, and Ethics.
Content
Foreword by Mario Di Paolantonio
Preface
1. Exhibiting Archival Photographs of Racial Violence as a Pedagogy of Witness
2. Without Sanctuary Exhibitions at the Andy Warhol Museum and Chicago Historical Society
3. The Curatorial Work of Exhibiting Archival Photographs of Lynching in America
4. Public Performance in the Social Space of Museum Comment Books: Without Sanctuary Exhibitions and the Extended Conversation about Race in America
5. Curatorial Judgment, the Pedagogical Framing of Exhibitions, and the Relation of Affect and Thought
6. Some Closing Remarks on Curatorial Practice and the Pursuit of Social Justice
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
1. Exhibiting Archival Photographs of Racial Violence as a Pedagogy of Witness
2. Without Sanctuary Exhibitions at the Andy Warhol Museum and Chicago Historical Society
3. The Curatorial Work of Exhibiting Archival Photographs of Lynching in America
4. Public Performance in the Social Space of Museum Comment Books: Without Sanctuary Exhibitions and the Extended Conversation about Race in America
5. Curatorial Judgment, the Pedagogical Framing of Exhibitions, and the Relation of Affect and Thought
6. Some Closing Remarks on Curatorial Practice and the Pursuit of Social Justice
Notes
Bibliography
Index
