194 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Museums and the Act of Witnessing examines how representations of traumatic histories and the legacies of the twentieth century in museums and heritage sites across the world shape political, social and cultural identities.
Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of museum exhibitions around the globe, the book demonstrates how the narrative of ‘witnessing’ has shaped... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. Eyewitness: being present and seeing things for ourselves; 3. Expert Witnesses: understanding the past; 4. Character Witnesses and Testimonies; 5. Lay Witnesses and the Radical Witness; 6. Conclusion
Biography
Ross J. Wilson is Director of Liberal Arts at the University of Nottingham in the UK.
