{"product_id":"challenging-history-in-the-museum-by-jenny-kidd-9781409467243","title":"Challenging History in the Museum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChallenging History in the Museum\u003c\/em\u003e explores work with difficult, contested and sensitive heritages in a range of museum contexts. It is based on the Challenging History project, which brings together a wide range of heritage professionals, practitioners and academics to explore heritage and museum learning programmes in relation to difficult and controversial subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into four sections. Part I, 'The Emotional Museum' examines the balance between empathic and emotional engagement and an objective, rational understanding of 'history'. Part II, 'Challenging Collaborations' explores the opportunities and pitfalls associated with collective, inclusive representations of our heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart III, 'Ethics, Ownership, Identity' questions who is best-qualified to identify, represent and 'own' these histories. It challenges the concept of ownership and personal identification as a prerequisite to understanding, and investigates the ideas and controversies surrounding this premise. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart IV, 'Teaching Challenging History' helps us to explore the ethics and complexities of how challenging histories are taught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on work from countries around the world including Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and USA. It crosses a number of disciplines: Museum and Heritage Studies, Cultural Policy Studies, Performance Studies, Media Studies and Critical Theory Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt will also be of interest to scholars of Cultural History and Art History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605213495532,"sku":"9781409467243","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781409467243-challenging-history-in-the-museum.jpg?v=1778126530","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/challenging-history-in-the-museum-by-jenny-kidd-9781409467243","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}