Museums and Their Communities
Museums and Their Communities by Sheila Watson, published by Routledge in 2007, is a comprehensive exploration of the role of museums within their communities. This 568-page edition delves into the museum as a site of representation, identity, and memory, highlighting its influence on the surrounding community. Through various case studies from the field of museum studies, Watson examines the social and cultural settings of museums, focusing on their roles as informers and educators.
Readers will find a critical analysis of how museums can empower or overlook communities, as well as discussions on contested values in museum functions. The book addresses key issues such as provision, power, ownership, and institutional responsibilities, making it relevant across multiple disciplines. By questioning the role of museums in modern society, this work invites reflection on their impact and significance.
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Using case studies drawn from all areas of museum studies, Museums and their Communities explores the museums as a site of representation, identity and memory, and considers how it can influence its community.
Focusing on the museum as an institution, and its social and cultural setting, Sheila Watson examines how museums use their roles as informers and educators to empower, or to ignore, communities.
Looking at the current debates about the role of the museum, she considers contested values in museum functions and examines provision, power, ownership, responsibility, and institutional issues.
This book is of great relevance for all disciplines as it explores and questions the role of the museum in modern society.
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