A Companion to Museum Studies by MacDonald, Sharon

A Companion to Museum Studies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781444334050)

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A Companion to Museum Studies by MacDonald, Sharon

A Companion to Museum Studies

$62.95
A Companion to Museum Studies by MacDonald, Sharon

A Companion to Museum Studies

$62.95
Format: Paperback
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A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.
  • Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies
  • Examines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives
  • Covers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms


Author: Sharon MacDonald
ISBN-10: 1444334050
ISBN-13: 9781444334050
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2010
Pages: 592
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.70w x 1.00d
By Sharon MacDonald
By Sharon MacDonald
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Sharon Macdonald is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. Her books include Theorizing Museums (edited with Gordon Fyfe, Blackwell 1996), Reimagining Culture (1997), The Politics of Display (ed., 1998), Behind the Scenes at the Science Museum (2002), and Exhibition Experiments (edited with Paul Basu, Blackwell 2007).

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