 New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction
ISBN: 978-1-4051-0559-0
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352 pages
October 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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New Museum Theory and Practice is an original collection of essays with a unique focus: the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition.
* Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use.
* Discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews.
* Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice.
* Covers a range of museums around the world: from art to history, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses, cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that use the conventions of the museum.
* Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, and from a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.
* Contains 12 original essays that contribute to the field while creating a collective whole for course use.
* Discusses theory through vivid examples and historical overviews.
* Offers guidance on how to put theory into practice.
* Covers a range of museums around the world: from art to history, anthropology to music, as well as historic houses, cultural centres, virtual sites, and commercial displays that use the conventions of the museum.
* Authors come from the UK, Canada, the US, and Australia, and from a variety of fields that inform cultural studies.
