1st Edition
The Anticolonial Museum Reclaiming Our Colonial Heritage
By Bruno Brulon Soares
Copyright 2024
164 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Anticolonial Museum acknowledges some of the consequences of colonialism in the current work of museums. Looking at museum theory in a critical way, it proposes a radical revision of museums’ rhetoric on decolonisation, as well as their public image and practices.
Bringing together a collection of reflections on decolonisation through the observation of museum performance and discourse,... Read more
Introduction: Dismantling the showcase; 1. Heritage in exile; 2. On borders: Deconstructing the modern museum; 3. A time for the margins: On reconstructing and rehumanising; 4. Redistributing the museum: Towards a museology of hope; Conclusions: Reflections for our past’s future; References; Index.
Biography
Bruno Brulon Soares is a museologist and anthropologist from Brazil, and a Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. His research interests have focused on reflexive museology, community-based museums and the political uses of museums and cultural heritage.
