Museums and difference
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Museums and difference
（21st century studies, v. 2）
Indiana University Press, c2008
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Museums & difference
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"This book grows out of a conference by the same name organized by the Center for 21st Century Studies, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, on November 14-15, 2003"--P. [ix]
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Art museums and commonality : a history of high ideals / Andrew McClellan
- "The last wild Indian in North America" : changing museum representations of Ishi / Ira Jacknis
- National museums and other cultures in modern Japan / Angus Lockyer
- Cultural difference and cultural diversity : the case of the Musée du Quai Branly / Nélia Dias
- Gunther von Hagen's body worlds : exhibitionary practice, German history, and difference / Peter M. McIsaac
- Meta Warrick's 1907 "Negro Tableaux" and (re)presenting African American historical memory / W. Fitzhugh Brundage
- Skulls on display : the science of race in Paris's Musée de l'Homme, 1928-1950 / Alice L. Conklin
- Dossier : "Inventing race" in Los Angeles / Ilona Katzew and Daniel J. Sherman
- Living and dying : ethnography, class, and aesthetics in the British Museum / Lissant Bolton
- Museums and historical amnesia / William H. Truettner
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Museums, modern concepts of culture, and ideas about difference arose together and are inextricably entwined. Relationships of difference--notably, of gender, ethnicity, nationality, and race--have become equally important concerns of scholarship in humanities and contemporary museum practice. Museums and Difference offers the perspectives of scholars and museum professionals in tandem, using the concept of difference to reexamine how museums construct themselves, their collections, and their publics. Essays explore a wide range of examples from around the world and from the 19th century to the present, including case studies of special exhibitions as well as broad surveys of institutions in Europe, the United States, and Japan.
Table of Contents
- Introduction, Daniel J. Sherman Part 1. Representing Difference 1. Art Museums and Commonality: A History of High Ideals, Andrew McClellan
- 2. "The Last Wild Indian in North America": Changing Museum Representations of Ishi, Ira Jacknis
- 3. National Museums and Other Cultures in Modern Japan, Angus Lockyer
- 4. Cultural Difference and Cultural Diversity: The Case of the Musee du Quai Branly, Nelia Dias
- 5. Gunther von Hagens's Body Worlds: Exhibitionary Practice, German History, and Difference, Peter M. McIsaac Part 2. Representing Differently 6. Meta Warrick's 1907 "Negro Tableaux" and (Re)Presenting African American Historical Memory, W. Fitzhugh Brundage
- 7. Skulls on Display: The Science of Race in Paris' Musee de l'Homme, 1928-1950, Alice L. Conklin
- 8. Dossier: "Inventing Race" in Los Angeles, Ilona Katzew and Daniel J. Sherman
- 9. Living and Dying: Ethnography, Class, and Aesthetics in the British Museum, Lissant Bolton
- 10. Museums and Historical Amnesia, William H. Truettner
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