UID:
almahu_9949383899102882
Format:
1 online resource (126 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9780203705186
,
0203705181
,
9781351339537
,
1351339532
,
9781351339544
,
1351339540
,
9781351339551
,
1351339559
Series Statement:
Museums in focus
Content:
"Museums, Infinity and the Culture of Protocols enters into a dialogue about museums' responsibility for the curation of its collections into an infinite future, whilst also tackling contentious issues of repatriation and digital access to collections. Bringing into focus a number of key debates centred on ethnographic collections and their relationship with source communities, Morphy considers the value material objects have to different 'local' communities - the museum and the source community - and the value creation processes with which they are entangled. The focus on values and value brings the issue of repatriation and access into a dialogue between the two locals, questioning who has access to collections and whose values are taken into consideration. Placing the museum itself firmly at the centre of the debate, Morphy posits that museums constitute a kind of 'local' embedded in a trajectory of value. Museums, Infinity and the Culture of Protocols challenges aspects of postcolonial theory that position museums in the past by presenting an argument that places relationships with communities as central to the future of museums. This makes the book essential reading for academics and students working in the fields of museum and heritage studies, anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, cultural studies and history"--Provided by publisher
Note:
"Routledge Focus"--Cover
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Introduction: living with museums -- Museums, ethnographic collections, and the creation of value -- Different locals: reflections on indigenous Australian collections -- Contested values in the curation of human remains -- Open access versus the culture of protocols -- Conclusion: collections, time, and identity index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Morphy, Howard. Museums, infinity and the culture of protocols. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 ISBN 9781138565593
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203705186
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