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Museums and the Public Sphere
Jennifer Barrett
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Description for Museums and the Public Sphere
Hardback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space.
Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums around the world as sites of democratic public space.
- Explores the role of museums around the world as sites of public discourse and democracy
- Examines the changing idea of the museum in relation to other public sites and spaces, including community cultural centers, public halls and the internet
- Offers a sophisticated portrait of the public, and how it is realized, invoked, and understood in the museum context
- Offers relevant case studies and discussions of how museums can engage with their publics' in more complex, productive ways
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405173834
SKU
V9781405173834
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Ref
99-50
About Jennifer Barrett
Jennifer Barrett is the Director of Museum Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, and currently collaborates with the University of Hong Kong on a museum studies program to support developments in their museum sector. She is the editor, with Caroline Butler-Bowdon, of Debating the City: An Anthology (2001).
Reviews for Museums and the Public Sphere
"[Barrett]constructs a framework within which it is possible to both confront some startling realities about the gap between museums' purported ‘public' role and their efficacy and relevance in the ‘public sphere', and consider initiatives that might rectify this situation." (Visitor Studies Journal, 9 March 2012)