Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities (American Association for State and Local History)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1538107880 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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It features expanded discussions of how local museums treat (or ignore) racial and ethnic diversity and concludes with a look at how business relationships, political events, and the economy affect what is shown and how it is displayed in local museums.. New chapters are included in a section titled “Moving Forward,” which analyzes the ways in which local museums have come to adopt digital technologies in selecting items for exhibitions as well as the complexities of creating institutions devoted to marginalized histories In addition to the new chapters, the second edition updates existing chapters, presenting changes to the museums discussed. This second edition of Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities offers readers multiple lenses for viewing and d
Expanded and new essays tackle subjects that augment the many contributions that local museums bring to our communities and to the country at large. The second edition of Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America’s Changing Communities takes one of the essential themes of the first edition – the important and complex relationship that place holds for local museums – and brings it squarely into the hot issues of the 21st century. Topics such as museums and race, relevance, and the never-ending narrative of how museums negotiate political reality underscores the raison d’etre for such institutions, as eloquently stated in Carol Kammen’s foreword: ‘knowledge of the past, and of who we are today, is not something only an expert knows, but is something for which we all search and to which we all contribute.’ (Judith Margles, Director, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center
Joshua Adair is an associate professor of English at Murray State University in Kentucky, where he also serves as coordinator of Gender & Diversity Studies and director of the Racer Writing Center.Amy K. Before becoming Chair of English in 2012, she directed the Women’s Studies Program and coordinated Museum Studies at Northern Illinois University.. Lev