Museums and the working class

by Chynoweth, Adele

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Title Statements

Full title :Museums and the working class / [edited by] Adele Chynoweth.

Summary

"Museums and the Working Class is the first book to take an intersectional and international approach to the issues of economic diversity and class within the field of museum studies. Bringing together 16 contributors from eight countries, this book has emerged from the significant global dialogue concerning museums' obligation to be inclusive, participate in meaningful engagement and advocate for social change. As part of the push for museums to be more accessible and inclusive, museums have been challenged to critically examine their power relationships and how these are played out in what they collect, whose stories they exhibit and who is made to feel welcome in their halls. This volume will further this professional and academic debate through the discussion of class. Contributions to the book will also reinforce the importance of the working class - not only in collection and exhibition policy, but also for the organisational psychology of institutions. Museums and the Working Class is essential reading for scholars and students of museum, gallery and heritage studies, cultural studies, sociology, labour studies and history. It will also serve as a source of honest and research-led inspiration to practitioners working in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and at heritage sites around the world"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021.

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1003029515, 9781003029519, 9781000440928, 1000440923, 100044094X, 9781000440942
DOI:10.4324/9781003029519
oclc:on1273947589
LC Classification:AM7
Dewey Decimal:069

Introduction -- 'Which Side Are You On'? Towards Meaningful Attention to Class in Museums Adele ChynowethPart I -- Shut Out: Access and the Working Class 1. 'A Permanent Civilising Effect'? The Impact of Reforming Working-Class Museum Visitors in Liverpool during the 19th Century Alexander Scott 2. How British Museums Have Failed the Working Class David Fleming 3. Seat of the Muses or the Moolah? New Working-Class Demands on Elitist Archival Practices Silvio Tamaso D'Onofrio Part II -- Shut Up: the Struggle to End the Silence4. 'One and All'? Retrieving South Australia's Forgotten Labor History Philip Payton 5. 'Go and Take a Look at Millie Now': Murder, Tattooed Remains, and Museum Ethics in Quebec Jamie Jelinski6. Museums in Late Populist Democracies: the Photographic Archive and the Working Class Paolo Magagnoli 7. Women´s Work in Coastal Galicia: Shining a Light on the Unseen at the Marea Museum José Manuel Vázquez Lijó Part III -- Know Your Place: Site-Specific Nar…

Subjects

collections management Cultural property -- Protection Labor -- Historiography Musées -- Aspect social Musées -- Gestion des collections Museums -- Collection management Museums -- Social aspects Travail -- Historiographie Travailleurs -- Historiographie Working class -- Historiography