Narratives of Vulnerability in Museums: American Interpretations of the Great Depression

ISBN-13: 9780367727529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 158 str.

Meighen Katz

Opis

A study of the challenges museums face when they present narratives of instability, uncertainty and fear in their exhibitions. Analysing a range of case studies, the book explores both the successes and obstacles involved in translating historical narratives of vulnerability to the exhibition floor.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Great Depression, Museums, and Narratives of Vulnerability

2. Shaking Off the Dust Bowl: Strikes and the Challenge of Iconic History

3. Belonging: Interpretations of Home, Homelessness, and Neighborhoods

4. The Arts and the Imagined Audience: Theatre, Radio, and the Emotion of Vulnerability

5. The Big Ball of String: Concluding Thoughts

O autorze

Meighen Katz has lectured at the University of Melbourne, the Australian Catholic University, and Deakin University; she contributed to exhibitions at Museum Victoria; and she was the 2016 Grimwade Curator at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. She holds a PhD from Monash University and is a founding partner of Present Past Consulting Historians.