Museums and Social Change: Challenging the Unhelpful Museum (Museum Meanings)

Synopsis

Museums and Social Change explores the ways museums can work in collaboration with marginalised groups to work for social change and, in so doing, rethink the museum. Drawing on the first-hand experiences of museum practitioners and their partners around the world, the volume demonstrates the impact of a shared commitment to collaborative, reflective practice. Including analytical discussion from practitioners in their collegial work with women, the homeless, survivors of institutionalised child abuse and people with disabilities, the book draws attention to the significant contributions of small, specialist museums in bringing about social change. It is here, the book argues, that the new museum emerges: when museum practitioners see themselves as partners, working with others to lead social change, this is where museums can play a distinct and important role. Emerging in response to ongoing calls for museums to be more inclusive and participate in meaningful engagement, Museums and Social Change will be essential reading for academics and students working in museum and gallery studies, librarianship, archives, heritage studies and arts management. It will also be of great interest to those working in history and cultural studies, as well as museum practitioners and social activists around the world.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000057843

Related ISBNs:

9780429276903, 9780367228019, 9780367228019, 9780367228002, 9780367228002

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/09/20

Copyrighted By:

Adele Chynoweth

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Adele Chynoweth

Edited by:

Bernadette Lynch

Edited by:

Klaus Petersen

Edited by:

Sarah Smed