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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781136003321

Autore

Ames Michael M. <1933-2006.>

Titolo

Cannibal tours and glass boxes : the anthropology of museums / / Michael M. Ames

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, 1992

ISBN

9786613224910

0-7748-5303-4

1-283-22491-7

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

AmesMichael M. <1933-2006.>

Disciplina

306/.074

Soggetti

Museums - Social aspects

Anthropology - Social aspects

Anthropological museums and collections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First ed. has title: Museums, the public and anthropology.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition: Museums, the Public and Anthropology -- Introduction: The Critical Theory and Practice of Museums -- The Development of Museums in the Western World: Tensions between Democratization and Professionalization -- Dilemmas of the Practical Anthropologist: Public Service versus Professional Interests -- What Could a Social Anthropologist Do in a Museum of Anthropology? The Anthropology of Museums and Anthropology -- How Anthropologists Stereotype Other People -- How Anthropologists Help to Fabricate the Cultures They Study -- The Definition of Native Art: The Case of Willie Seaweed -- The Emerging Native View of History and Culture -- De-Schooling the Museum: A Proposal to Increase Public Access to Museums and Their Resources -- Are Museums or Anthropology Really Necessary Any More? -- World's Fairs and the Constitution of Society: The Ideology of Expo '86 -- The Big Mac Attack and the Anthropology of Everyday Life -- Cannibal Tours, Glass Boxes, and the Politics of Interpretation -- Museums in the Age of Deconstruction -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Continuing the author's alternative perspective on museology, this new



edition includes seven new essays which argue that museums and anthropologists must analyze and offer critiques of "everyday life" - that is, the very social, political and economic systems within which they work.