1st Edition
Museums, Migration and Cultural Diversity Swedish Museums in Tune with the Times?
By Christina Johansson
Copyright 2015
150 Pages
by
Studien Verlag, Austria
Historically, an important role of museums has been to contribute to national homogenization. The book specifically engages with how the Swedish museum sector addresses new demands from a society that is profoundly characterized by migration and cultural diversity. Besides the museums' representations of migration and cultural diversity, the book also examines how changes in the museum sector... Read more
Introduction, Overview of Research Field. Theoretical Points of View, Limitations Sources and Methods, Swedish Migration History and Migration Politics, Swedish Museums Work with Migration and Cultural Diversity, The Museum of Work A Modern Museum Promoting Equality, Malmö Museums Is This Traditional Museum in Tune with the Times? Conclusions.
Biography
Christina Johansson is a senior lecturer in International Migration and Ethnic Relations at MalmO University and has for several years been affiliated to the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for European History and Public Spheres in Vienna.
