Museums and Communities
Diversity, Dialogue and Collaboration in an Age of Migrations
1st Edition
Published on 22. January 2019
399 pages
978-1-5275-2653-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents seventeen essays critically reflecting on the collaborative work of the contemporary ethnographic museum with diverse communities. It invites the reader to think about the roles and values of museums internationally, particularly the wide range of creative approaches that can progress dialogue and intercultural understanding in an age of migration that is marked by division and distrust. Against a troubling global background of prejudice and misunderstanding, where elections are increasingly returning right-wing governments, this timely book considers the power of an inclusive and transformative museum space, specifically the movements from static sites where knowledge is transmitted to passive audiences towards potential contact zones where diverse community voices and visibilities are raised and new knowledge(s) actively constructed.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Part One
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Part Two
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Part Three
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Part Four
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Part Five
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
