Changing Roles of the National Museum of Australia in Creating Australian Identity
| Author: | Cvoro, Uros | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Pages: | 216 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-2547-0 978-0-7734-2547-7 | |
| Price: | $179.95 + shipping | |
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A study explaining a new role for the National Museum of Australia in the political and cultural background of Australia.
Reviews
“This book is a profound, critically astute, and historically substantive reflection on museology and culture in the contemporary world.” – Prof. Donald Preziosi University of California, Los Angeles
“…a unique, interdisciplinary and scholarly contribution to our understanding of how museums function within contemporary nation states.” – Prof. Anna Munster University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
“a significant contribution to ongoing debates about nationalism, multiculturalism and the role of museums and archives both in this country and also in a broader international context.” – Prof. David McNeill University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
“…a unique, interdisciplinary and scholarly contribution to our understanding of how museums function within contemporary nation states.” – Prof. Anna Munster University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
“a significant contribution to ongoing debates about nationalism, multiculturalism and the role of museums and archives both in this country and also in a broader international context.” – Prof. David McNeill University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
Table of Contents
Foreword by Professor Donald Preziosi
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Dialectical Image
Chapter 2: Nation
Chapter 3: Displaced Culture
Chapter 4: Multimedia in the National Museum Australia
Chapter 5: Objects in the National Museum Australia
Chapter 6: Space of the National Museum Australia
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Dialectical Image
Chapter 2: Nation
Chapter 3: Displaced Culture
Chapter 4: Multimedia in the National Museum Australia
Chapter 5: Objects in the National Museum Australia
Chapter 6: Space of the National Museum Australia
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index