The Social Museum in the Caribbean: Grassroots Heritage Initiatives and Community Engagement

ISBN-13: 9789088905926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 270 str.

Csilla E. Ariese-Vandemeulebroucke

Opis

A collection of 195 museums in the Caribbean showcases the unique practices and processes used to engage with contemporary communities.

O autorze

Dr Csilla E. Ariese is a museologist with an interest in decolonial practices, community engagement, maritime archaeology, and video games. Her PhD dissertation (2018, Leiden University) explored Caribbean museums and the practices and processes through which they engage with a diversity of communities. Her recent postdoctoral research at the University of Amsterdam focused on the Amsterdam Museum and how it deals with the colonial pasts of its collections and the city. She is a co-founder of the VALUE Foundation, among others organizing the RoMeincraft project and curating the Culture Arcade exhibition. Her publications span the topics of decolonizing museums, Caribbean museums, interactive pasts, and VOC shipwrecks in Australia.