Museums and Cultural Identities: Learning and Recollection in Local Museums in Taiwan - Couverture souple

Chen, Chia-Li

 
9783639242287: Museums and Cultural Identities: Learning and Recollection in Local Museums in Taiwan
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639242289 ISBN 13 : 9783639242287
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2010

Synopsis

Cultural identity is one the most controversial issues in Taiwan. In 1990s, Taiwan has seen a rapid growth of local museums and many of them are housed in renovated historical buildings. What contribute to the rapid development of museums and what influence do they have on local residents' cultural identities? This book combines interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives with in-depth qualitative research to explore the exhibitions and narratives of local museums. Five museums are chosen as case studies, including the Bai-mi Community Museum and the Taipei 228 Memorial Museum. Through interviews, the research provides insights into visitors' museum experiences and reflections upon colonial legacy. A model is proposed to explain the dynamic process of the shaping of cultural identities. It pinpoints that the local museum provides a meeting place of the past and present, enabling visitors to acquire information, compare it with prior knowledge and construct their own historical views. It is also a 'dream space' where visitors recollect and interweave personal memories with the historical framework presented in the museum.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Cultural identity is one the most controversial issues in Taiwan. In 1990s, Taiwan has seen a rapid growth of local museums and many of them are housed in renovated historical buildings. What contribute to the rapid development of museums and what influence do they have on local residents' cultural identities? This book combines interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives with in-depth qualitative research to explore the exhibitions and narratives of local museums. Five museums are chosen as case studies, including the Bai-mi Community Museum and the Taipei 228 Memorial Museum. Through interviews, the research provides insights into visitors' museum experiences and reflections upon colonial legacy. A model is proposed to explain the dynamic process of the shaping of cultural identities. It pinpoints that the local museum provides a meeting place of the past and present, enabling visitors to acquire information, compare it with prior knowledge and construct their own historical views. It is also a 'dream space' where visitors recollect and interweave personal memories with the historical framework presented in the museum.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639242289
ISBN 13 
9783639242287
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
228
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Personne responsable
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