Liberating Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation

ISBN-13: 9780415250269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 208 str.

Christina F. Kreps

Opis

Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and Native North America, Kreps illustrate how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice. She explores the similarities and differences between western and non-western approaches to objects, museums, and curation, revealing how what is culturally appropriate in one context may not be in another. The book also undermines the argument that non-western people are not concerned with preserving their cultural property - an argument that has been used to justify its collection and retention in museums.

Spis treści

Introduction: liberating culture; Chapter 2 The Eurocentric museum model in the non-European world; Chapter 3 Indigenous models of museums, curation, and concepts of cultural heritage preservation; Chapter 4 Reclaiming the spirit of culture: Native Americans and cultural restitution; Chapter 5 Museums, culture, and development; Chapter 6 Comparative museology and crosscultural heritage management: emerging paradigms for museological practice; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

O autorze

Kreps, Christina