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A Companion to Museum Studies

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Sharon Macdonald
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Wiley, Apr 21, 2006 - Business & Economics - 592 pages
A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.
  • Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies
  • Examines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives
  • Covers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms

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About the author (2006)

Sharon Macdonald is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. Her books include Theorizing Museums (edited with Gordon Fyfe, Blackwell 1996), Reimagining Culture (1997), The Politics of Display (ed., 1998), Behind the Scenes at the Science Museum (2002), and Exhibition Experiments (edited with Paul Basu, Blackwell 2007).

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TitleA Companion to Museum Studies
Volume 15 of Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
EditorSharon Macdonald
Editionillustrated
PublisherWiley, 2006
ISBN1405108398, 9781405108393
Length592 pages
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Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology
  
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