Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums: Black Renaissance

ISBN-13: 9780815349648 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 202 str.

Patricia A. Banks

Opis

This is the first scholarly book to analyse contemporary African American museums from a multifaceted perspective. It examines the issues and challenges related to racial politics that black museums, and considers how they intersect with corporate culture, youth culture, and the broader art world.

Spis treści

1. Diverse Patrons, Diverse Values  2. African American/All-American  3. Doing Well by Doing Good  4. The Connoisseur’s Eye  5. A New Generation  6. Rethinking Cultural Patronage in a Diverse Age  Appendix 1: African American Museums: Basic Characteristics  Appendix 2: Methods

O autorze

Patricia A. Banks is a sociologist of culture with a focus on the African diaspora. She is a 2018–2019 Mellon Fellow at CASBS at Stanford University, USA, and has previously been in residence as a Fellow at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, USA. She is Associate Professor of Sociology at Mount Holyoke College, USA.