Museum Studies
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 NEW! Decolonize Museums |
The idealized Western museum, as typified by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Museum of Natural History, has remained much the same for over a century: a uniquely … | Shimrit Lee | 296 | 2023 | View |
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From NEW! Editor’s PrefaceFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure reflects on the bloody and violent foundation of modern museums in Europe and North America. | Bhakti Shringarpure | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
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From  IntroductionFrom: Titanic Remembered |
An introduction that sums up why the author is qualified to write this book. It also outlines an exhibit at the Martime Museum of the Atlantic about the Titanic sinking | Dan Conlin | 2 | 2013 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In the Introduction, Shimrit Lee explores how the increasing number of protest movements against imperialism, racism, and colonialism have brought the ‘neutrality’ of museums into … | Shimrit Lee | 17 | 2023 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Returning the CollectionFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In Chapter One: Returning the Collection, Lee investigates museum collections across Europe and North America and their immense stockpiles of treasures pilfered from former colonies and … | Shimrit Lee | 57 | 2023 | $5.70 Add |
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From NEW! Subverting the GazeFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In Chapter Two: Subverting the Gaze, Lee examines how museums have served as historical extensions of European and North American colonial projects. Topics discussed include the neutral aesthetic … | Shimrit Lee | 48 | 2023 | $4.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Border Cultures: A RetrospectivePart 1. A Context for Border Cultures and Conversations with the Curator |
In the years 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Art Gallery of Windsor featured consecutive exhibitions of Border Cultures, a landmark series of forty-five artist projects and essays on the “real, … | Victor Konrad | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! Rewriting the NarrativeFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In Chapter Three: Rewriting the Narrative, Lee explores the initiatives that call for the decolonization of museums and address their ties to colonial history. Topics discussed include Decolonize … | Shimrit Lee | 67 | 2023 | $6.70 Add |
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From NEW! Following the MoneyFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In Chapter Five: Following the Money, Lee critically examines the ethics behind museum funding. Topics discussed include museums as visible centers of protest, museum sponsorships, the Occupy … | Shimrit Lee | 28 | 2023 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! EpilogueFrom: Decolonize Museums |
In the Epilogue, Lee reflects on how much has changed in the decolonizing museums movement since 2021 | Shimrit Lee | 2 | 2023 | $0.20 Add |
