1st Edition

Museums in the Material World

Edited By Simon Knell Copyright 2007
392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

Museums in the Material World seeks to both introduce classic and thought-provoking pieces and contrast them with articles which reveal grounded practice. The articles are selected from across the full breadth of museum disciplines and are linked by a logical narrative, as detailed in the section introductions. The choice of articles reveals how the debate has opened up on disciplinary... Read more

Section 1: Empiricism, Context and Expertise  Section 2: Politics, Subjectivity and Interpretation  Section 3: Possession, Consumption and Identity  Section 4: Time, Change and Transient Meanings

Biography

Simon Knell is Head of Department at the Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester