Museums and the public sphere / / Jennifer Barrett

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (349 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 069; 069.68; 069/.68
• Soggetto topico: Museums - Social aspects; Museums - Philosophy; Public spaces - Social aspects; Public spaces - Philosophy; Community life
• Soggetto non controllato: museer - filosofi - museologi - museum - offentlige rom - sosiale aspekter - offentlig debatt - demokrati
• Classificazione: 069
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-190) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The public sphere -- Historical discourses of the museum -- The museum as public space -- Audience, community, and public -- The museum as public intellectual.
• Sommario/riassunto: Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space. Explores the role of museums around the world as sites of public discourse and democracy. Examines the changing idea of the museum in relation to other public sites and spaces, including community cultural centers, public halls and the internet. Offers a sophisticated portrait of the public, and how it is realized, invoked, and understood in the museum context. Offers relevant case studies and discussions of how museums can engage with their publics' in more complex, productive ways
• Titolo autorizzato: Museums and the public sphere
• ISBN: 1-4443-2792-5; 1-280-59887-5; 9786613628701; 1-4443-2793-3; 1-4443-5161-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141338803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II