Representing the Nation: A Reader : Histories, Heritage and MuseumsJessica Evans, David Boswell Gathering key writings from leading thinkers in cultural studies, cultural history, and museum studies, Representing the Nation: A reader explores the role cultural institutions play in creating and shaping our sense of ourselves as a nation. With an international perspective focusing on the USA, France, Australia, the UK and India, leading figures and authors, including Tony Bennet, Ralph Samuel and Carol Duncan examine the way the past is preserved, represented and consumed as our 'heritage'. Written in three sections, the book examines:
For the disciplines of both museum studies and cultural studies this will be vital reading material, and is also perfect as a course reader for a new MA in media and cultural studies. |
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A Reader : Histories, Heritage and Museums Jessica Evans, David Boswell. THE NATION : A READER Histories , heritage and museums Edited by David Boswell and Jessica Evans www Representing the Nation : A Reader Representing the Nation ...
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A Reader : Histories, Heritage and Museums Jessica Evans, David Boswell. 5 Philip Dodd ENGLISHNESS AND THE NATIONAL CULTURE 87 PART TWO 109 Representing the past as heritage and its consumption David Boswell 111 INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO ...
... HERITAGE ON VIEW IN INDIA 20 Sharon Macdonald and Roger Silverstone 421 REWRITING THE MUSEUMS ' FICTIONS : TAXONOMIES , STORIES AND READERS 21 James Clifford 435 MUSEUMS AS CONTACT ZONES 459 Illustrations Figures 6.1 ' Mentmore for the ...
Contents
David Boswell | 11 |
Stuart Hall | 33 |
Eric Hobsbawm | 61 |
David Boswell | 111 |
Robert Hewison | 151 |
Raphael Samuel | 163 |
Chris Rojek | 185 |
John Urry | 208 |
Robert W Rydell | 273 |
Tony Bennett | 332 |
Jessica Evans | 365 |
Kenneth Hudson | 371 |
Tony Bennett | 380 |
Colin Mercer | 394 |
Arjun Appadurai and | 404 |
Sharon Macdonald and Roger Silverstone | 421 |