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Theorizing museums: representing identity and diversity in a changing…

by Macdonald, Sharon

fromSociological review monograph

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This volume brings together original contributions from international scholars to show how social and cultural theory can bring new insight to debate about museums. Analytical perspectives on the museum are drawn from the anthropology and sociology of globalisation, time space a…

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Learning from museums: visitor experiences and the making of meaning

by Falk, John H., Dierking, Lynn D.

fromAmerican Association for State and Local History book series

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Why do people go to museums and what do they learn there? What roles can museums serve in a learning community? This text investigates these and other questions, synthesizing theories and research from a wide range of disciplines, including psychology, education, anthropology, a…