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Author:   Janet Marstine (Seton Hall University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9781405105590

ISBN 10:   1405105593
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   18 August 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures viii Preface: How to Use this Book x Acknowledgments xii Introduction 1 Janet Marstine Part I Defining New Museum Theory 37 A Surveys and Groundwork 39 1 Editor’s Introduction 41 THE ARCHITECTURE IS THE MUSEUM 41 Michaela Giebelhausen Questions for Discussion 60 2 Editor’s Introduction 64 FEMINIST CURATORIAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES SINCE THE 1970s 65 Katy Deepwell Questions for Discussion 80 3 Editor’s Introduction 85 NEW ART, NEW CHALLENGES: THE CHANGING FACE OF CONSERVATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 86 Rachel Barker and Patricia Smithen Questions for Discussion 103 B Case Studies in Contemporary Practice 107 4 Editor’s Introduction 109 HOW WE STUDY HISTORY MUSEUMS: OR CULTURAL STUDIES AT MONTICELLO 109 Eric Gable Questions for Discussion 126 5 Editor’s Introduction 129 SPECTACLE AND DEMOCRACY: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT AS A POST-MUSEUM 130 Chris Bruce Questions for Discussion 149 6 Editor’s Introduction 152 REVEALING AND CONCEALING: MUSEUMS, OBJECTS, AND THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA 153 Moira G. Simpson Questions for Discussion 174 7 Editor’s Introduction 178 RESTRUCTURING SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUMS: REALITY AND RHETORIC WITHIN CAPE TOWN 179 Julie L. McGee Questions for Discussion 196 Part II Looking to the Future: Theory into Practice 201 8 Editor’s Introduction 203 THE CRITICAL MUSEUM VISITOR 203 Margaret Lindauer Questions for Discussion 223 9 Editor’s Introduction 226 VISITING THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM: ART AND EXPERIENCE ONLINE 226 Lianne McTavish Questions for Discussion 244 10 Editor’s Introduction 247 REFRAMING STUDIO ART PRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE 248 Helen Klebesadel Questions for Discussion 263 11 Editor’s Introduction 266 THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND GALLERY: A SITE FOR INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE AND A FOCUS OF THE CURRICULUM 267 Lyndel King and Janet Marstine Questions for Discussion 288 12 Editor’s Introduction 292 MUSEUM ARCHIVES AS RESOURCES FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY 293 Lois Marie Fink Questions for Discussion 306 Bibliography 308 Index 322

Reviews

This book offers a fresh approach to teaching museum studies - combining a synoptic view of prevailing museum theories with pragmatic end of chapter review questions. -- Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, New York University An excellent book for students of museums. In developing a creative and effective analytical toolkit for critical museum visitors, this original volume will also prove essential for aspiring museum professionals. -- Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, University of Leicester

?This book offers a fresh approach to teaching museum studies ? combining a synoptic view of prevailing museum theories with pragmatic end of chapter review questions.? -- Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, New York University ?An excellent book for students of museums. In developing a creative and effective analytical toolkit for critical museum visitors, this original volume will also prove essential for aspiring museum professionals.? -- Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, University of Leicester

Author Information

Janet Marstine is an art historian who has taught at Bowdoin College and Central Washington University. She has curated several exhibitions and is now working on new approaches to student and faculty exhibitions.

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