Museums And Their Communities - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 041540259X ISBN 13 : 9780415402590

Editeur : Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

Using case studies drawn from all areas of museum studies, Museums and their Communities explores the museums as a site of representation, identity and memory, and considers how it can influence its community.

Focusing on the museum as an institution, and its social and cultural setting, Sheila Watson examines how museums use their roles as informers and educators to empower, or to ignore, communities.

Looking at the current debates about the role of the museum, she considers contested values in museum functions and examines provision, power, ownership, responsibility, and institutional issues.

This book is of great relevance for all disciplines as it explores and questions the role of the museum in modern society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sheila Watson is a lecturer in the Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 041540259X
• ISBN 13: 9780415402590
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Éditeur: Watson Sheila
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible