1st Edition
Performing the Past A Study of Israeli Settlement Museums
By Tamar Katriel
Copyright 1997
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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A nostalgic interest in the past is a well-recognized feature of fast-changing, contemporary societies. It finds its expression in a variety of history-making practices of which the establishment of local heritage museums is a major manifestation in many parts of the world today. Katriel develops a communication-centered perspective on the study of heritage museums and -- by extension -- other... Read more
Contents: Series Editors' Preface. By Way of Introduction. Studying Museums as Performative Arenas. The Tools Tell the Story: Narrative Trajectories in Settlement Museum Tours. Generational Styles in Settlement Museum Interpretation. Museum Encounters as Potentially Contested Sites. Contextualizing Settlement Museum Discourse.
Biography
Tamar Katriel
"This fine book becomes doubly rewarding when Katriel's insight probes beyond the more formal apparatus of museums and narration."
—Language in Society
