Meighen Katz

Narratives of Vulnerability in Museums

American Interpretations of the Great Depression

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the challenges museums face when they present narratives of instability, uncertainty and fear in their exhibitions. Analysing a range of case studies, the book explores both the successes and obstacles involved in translating historical narratives of vulnerability to the exhibition floor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780367727529
• ISBN-10: 0367727528
• Artikelnr.: 60797940

Autorenporträt

Meighen Katz has lectured at the University of Melbourne, the Australian Catholic University, and Deakin University; she contributed to exhibitions at Museum Victoria; and she was the 2016 Grimwade Curator at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. She holds a PhD from Monash University and is a founding partner of Present Past Consulting Historians.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Great Depression
Museums
and Narratives of Vulnerability 2. Shaking Off the Dust Bowl: Strikes and the Challenge of Iconic History 3. Belonging: Interpretations of Home
Homelessness
and Neighborhoods 4. The Arts and the Imagined Audience: Theatre
Radio
and the Emotion of Vulnerability 5. The Big Ball of String: Concluding Thoughts