Museums in the Material World

ISBN-13: 9780415416993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 392 str.

Opis

Contains articles selected from across the breadth of museum disciplines, which are linked by a logical narrative. This work seeks to introduce classic pieces and contrast them with articles which reveal grounded practice. It is intended for students and museum practitioners involved in the field of material culture in museums.

Spis treści

Section 1: Empiricism, Context and Expertise  Section 2: Politics, Subjectivity and Interpretation  Section 3: Possession, Consumption and Identity  Section 4: Time, Change and Transient Meanings

O autorze

Simon Knell is Head of Department at the Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester