Making Representations, Revised Edition: Museums in the Post-Colonial Era

Simpson, Moira G.

ISBN 10: 0415067863 / ISBN 13: 9780415067867

Published by Routledge, 2001

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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1000grams, ISBN:9780415067867.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Representations, Revised Edition: Museums in the Post-Colonial Era
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415067863
• ISBN 13: 9780415067867
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1000 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

Responses to controversial exhibitions in recent years have demonstrated the dissatisfaction felt by many indigenous peoples and ethnic groups at the ways in which the western museum traditionally represented their cultures and excluded them from the process of interpretation and display. Native Americans, Aboriginal Australians, and other indigenous peoples are now demanding that human remains, sacred objects and other items of cultural property be removed from display and repatriated. Drawing upon the experiences of museum staff and communities across the globe, 'Making Representations' examines the development of new forms of museological practice. The author also examines the growth of museums, cultural centres and Aboriginal Keeping Places being established by indigenous and immigrant communities as they take control of the interpretive process and challenge the traditional role of the museum.

About the Author

Moira G. Simpson