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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451055103321

Titolo

Museums, society, inequality / / edited by Richard Sandell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-50908-1

9786610181964

0-203-16738-4

1-280-18196-6

0-415-26059-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Museum meanings

Altri autori (Persone)

SandellRichard <1967->

Disciplina

069

Soggetti

Museums - Philosophy

Museums - Social aspects

Museums - Educational aspects

Political correctness

Social influence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Museums and the combating of social inequality: roles, responsibilities, resistance; The good enough visitor; Measuring social value; Architectures of inclusion: museums, galleries and inclusive communities; The therapeutic potential of museums as pathways to inclusion; Buried in the footnotes: the absence of disabled people in the collective imagery of our past; Representing lesbians and gay men in British social history museums

Remembering ourselves in the work of museums: trauma and the place of the personal in the publicHarnessing the power of history; Representing diversity and challenging racism: the Migration Museum; Developing a community of practice: museums and reconciliation in Australia; The National Museums of Kenya and social responsibility: working with street children; Museums and the health of the



community; Children's museums in hospitals; Rethinking heritage: cultural policy and incl

Sommario/riassunto

Museums, Society, Inequality brings together diverse perspectives from across the globe to explore the wide-ranging social roles and responsibilities of the museum.