Museum Studies

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An Anthology of Contexts

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Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts offers a thorough exploration of museums and their connections to history, culture, and philosophy. This second edition is updated to include recent developments in museum scholarship, covering topics such as inclusion and exclusion, repatriation, indigenous collection models, globalisation, visitor studies, and interactive technologies. It situates contemporary theories and practices within a substantial historical context spanning over two centuries, enriched by both primary and secondary sources.

The volume also introduces a new section on relationships, interactions, and responsibilities, alongside a refreshed bibliography and resources, making it an essential, authoritative guide for understanding the evolving role of museums.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and professionals in museum studies, cultural history, and related fields, this anthology serves as a crucial resource for those seeking both foundational knowledge and insight into current debates in museum practice and theory.

Updated to reflect the latest developments in twenty-first century museum scholarship, the new Second Edition of Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts presents a comprehensive collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture and philosophy.

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Updated to reflect the latest developments in twenty-first century museum scholarship, the new Second Edition of Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts presents a comprehensive collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, and philosophy.

Unique in its deep range of historical sources and by its inclusion of primary texts by museum makers, this edition places current praxis and theory in its broader and deeper historical context with the collection of primary and secondary sources spanning more than 200 years.

The book features the latest developments in museum scholarship concerning issues of inclusion and exclusion, repatriation, indigenous models of collection and display, museums in an age of globalisation, visitor studies, and interactive technologies.

It includes a new section on relationships, interactions, and responsibilities. Additionally, it offers an updated bibliography and list of resources devoted to museum studies, making the volume an authoritative guide on the subject.

New entries are contributed by Victoria E. M. Cain, Neil G.W. Curtis, Catherine Ingraham, Gwyneira Isaac, Robert R. Janes, Sean Kingston, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Sharon J. Macdonald, Saloni Mathur, Gerald McMaster, Sidney Moko Mead, Donald Preziosi, Karen A. Rader, Richard Sandell, Roger I. Simon, Crain Soudien, Paul Tapsell, Stephen E. Weil, Paul Williams, and Andrea Witcomb.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405173810

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 March 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by Bettina Messias Carbonell
Edited by Bettina Messias Carbonell
Edited by Bettina Messias Carbonell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 1315g

Pages: 688

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About the Author

Bettina Messias Carbonell is Associate Professor of English and Program Coordinator for the interdisciplinary Humanities and Justice major at John Jay College, City University of New York. Her publications and current research focus on ethics, aesthetics, and the representation of history in literary texts and in museums.