Guðrún D Whitehead

The Performance of Viking Identity in Museums

Useful Heritage in the British Isles, Iceland, and Norway

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Performance of Viking Identity in Museums explores the representations and uses of Vikings in museums across Iceland, British Isles and Norway.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781138490062
• ISBN-10: 1138490067
• Artikelnr.: 70151734

Autorenporträt

Gudrun D. Whitehead is an assistant professor in Museology, University of Iceland. She focuses on the display and uses of cultural stereotypes such as Vikings, subculture, the uncanny and disruptive elements of society, including horror, punk, human remains and unconventional museum displays.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Introducing the Vikings
Part 1. Guide us through storms that whip: Methodology and case study
analysis
Chapter 1. Case studies analysed
Chapter 2. Visitor and staff interpretations of the exhibitions
Part 2: Fara á brott með víkingum: Historical Vikings and images of the
past
Chapter 3. The Viking Age and the Viking image: A brief overview
Chapter 4. Are You a Viking? The current image of Vikings
Chapter 5. Collective Memory and the Viking image
Chapter 6. Creating Meaning: Representation of Vikings in Museums
Part 3. This Viking sure is striking: Present day influences and uses of
Vikings
Chapter 7. Historical distancing
Chapter 8. Identity creation in museums
Chapter 9. Nationalism
Chapter 10. Otherness of past and present