Museums Equality And Social Justice

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The last two decades have seen concerns for equality, diversity, social justice and human rights move from the margins of museum thinking and practice, to the core. The arguments – both moral and pragmatic – for engaging diverse audiences, creating the conditions for more equitable access to museum resources, and opening up opportunities for participation, now enjoy considerable consensus in many parts of the world. A growing number of institutions are concerned to construct new narratives that represent a plurality of lived experiences, histories and identities which aim to nurture support for more progressive, ethically-informed ways of seeing and to actively inform contemporary public debates on often contested rights-related issues. At the same time it would be misleading to suggest an even and uncontested transition from the museum as an organisation that has been widely understood to marginalise, exclude and oppress to one which is wholly inclusive. Moreover, there are signs that momentum towards making museums more inclusive and equitable is slowing down or, in some contexts, reversing. Museums, Equality and Social Justice aims to reflect on and, crucially, to inform debates in museum research, policy and practice at this critical time. It brings together new research from academics and practitioners and insights from artists, activists, and commentators to explore the ways in which museums, galleries and heritage organisations are engaging with the fast-changing equalities terrain and the shifting politics of identity at global, national and local levels and to investigate their potential to contribute to more equitable, fair and just societies.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Richard Sandell
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2013-05-20
File : 468 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781136318696


Museums Equality And Social Justice

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The last two decades have seen concerns for equality, diversity, social justice and human rights move from the margins of museum thinking and practice, to the core. The arguments – both moral and pragmatic – for engaging diverse audiences, creating the conditions for more equitable access to museum resources, and opening up opportunities for participation, now enjoy considerable consensus in many parts of the world. A growing number of institutions are concerned to construct new narratives that represent a plurality of lived experiences, histories and identities which aim to nurture support for more progressive, ethically-informed ways of seeing and to actively inform contemporary public debates on often contested rights-related issues. At the same time it would be misleading to suggest an even and uncontested transition from the museum as an organisation that has been widely understood to marginalise, exclude and oppress to one which is wholly inclusive. Moreover, there are signs that momentum towards making museums more inclusive and equitable is slowing down or, in some contexts, reversing. Museums, Equality and Social Justice aims to reflect on and, crucially, to inform debates in museum research, policy and practice at this critical time. It brings together new research from academics and practitioners and insights from artists, activists, and commentators to explore the ways in which museums, galleries and heritage organisations are engaging with the fast-changing equalities terrain and the shifting politics of identity at global, national and local levels and to investigate their potential to contribute to more equitable, fair and just societies.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Richard Sandell
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2013-05-20
File : 370 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781136318702


Multiculturalism In Art Museums Today

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Aimed at museum educators, Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today seeks to marry museum and multicultural education theories. It reveals how the union of these theories yields more equitable educational practices and guides museum educators to address misrepresentation, exclusivity, accessibility, and educational inequality. This contemporary text is directive; it encourages museum educators to consider the critical multicultural education theoretical framework in their day-to-day functions in order to illuminate and combat shortcomings at the crux of museum education: Museum Educators as Change Agents Inclusion versus Exclusion Collaboration with Diverse Audiences Responsive Pedagogy This book adopts a broad definition of multiculturalism, which names not only race and ethnicity as concerns, but also gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, age, and class. While focusing on these various facets of identity, the authors demonstrate how museums are social systems that should offer comprehensive, diverse educational experiences not only through exhibitions but through other educational activities. The authors pull from their own research and practical experiences which exemplify how museums have been and can be attentive to these areas of identity. Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today is hopeful and inspiring, as it identifies and commends the positive and effective practices that some museum educators have enacted in an effort to be inclusive. Museum educators are at the front-line interacting with the public on a daily basis. Thus, these educators can be the real vanguard of change, modeling critical multicultural behavior and practices.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Joni Boyd Acuff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2014-07-08
File : 381 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780759124110


The Journal Of Museum Education

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Genre : Museums
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Release : 2000
File : 224 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X006122403


Museums Social Issues

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Genre : Museums
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Release : 2008
File : 308 Pages
ISBN-13 : IND:30000125293617


The Sarawak Museum Journal

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Genre : Anthropology
Author : Sarawak Museum
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Release : 1999
File : 352 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X006120485


Museum Of Communism Under Constraction

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Genre : Communism
Author : Adam Borowski
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Release : 2003
File : 116 Pages
ISBN-13 : UVA:X004795620


Museum International

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Genre : Electronic journals
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Release : 1993
File : 556 Pages
ISBN-13 : CUB:U183020816285


Memoirs Of The Queensland Museum

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Genre : Ethnology
Author : Queensland Museum
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Release : 1996
File : 514 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCBK:C058733841


The Federal Lawyer

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Genre : Bar associations
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Release : 2004
File : 666 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105063249242