This volume examines peace museums, a small and important (but often overlooked) series of museums whose numbers have multiplied internationally since the 1970s. It introduces the history and significance of peace museums and their different approaches through a selected series of peace museum sites. It attempts to categorize and distinguish between different types of museums that are linked to peace in name, theme or purpose and to urge a "critical peace museums studies" in examining their varied emphasis and content.
This volume examines peace museums, a small and important (but often overlooked) series of museums whose numbers have multiplied internationally since the 1970s. It introduces the history and significance of peace museums and their different approaches through a selected series of peace museum sites. It attempts to categorize and distinguish between different types of museums that are linked to peace in name, theme or purpose and to urge a "critical peace museums studies" in examining their varied emphasis and content.
Joyce Apsel is a professor in the Global/Liberal Studies Program at New York University and was a recipient of the 2009 NYU Distinguished Teaching Award. She is a board member of the International Network of Museums for Peace and President of the Institute for the Study of Genocide.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introducing Peace Museums: Peace Matters 2. The Peace Museum in Bradford, UK: Fostering Peace Education and Community Cohesion While Preserving Peace Art and History 3. Kyoto Museum for World Peace: Speaking Truth to Power: A University Peace Museum 4. Gernika Peace Museum: Creating a Culture of Peace and Reconciliation 5. Dayton International Peace Museum: A Community Model 6. The Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, and Casa per la Pace, Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy Individuals and Movements for Peace and Pacifism 7.Conclusion: Peace Museums Looking Forward
1. Introducing Peace Museums: Peace Matters 2. The Peace Museum in Bradford, UK: Fostering Peace Education and Community Cohesion While Preserving Peace Art and History 3. Kyoto Museum for World Peace: Speaking Truth to Power: A University Peace Museum 4. Gernika Peace Museum: Creating a Culture of Peace and Reconciliation 5. Dayton International Peace Museum: A Community Model 6. The Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, and Casa per la Pace, Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy Individuals and Movements for Peace and Pacifism 7.Conclusion: Peace Museums Looking Forward
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