Museums and Social Responsibility - A Theory of Social Practice

Museums and Social Responsibility examines inherent contradictions within and effecting museum practice in order to outline a museological theory of how museums are important cultural practices in themselves and how museums shape the socio-cultural dynamics of modern societies.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Particularities and generalities; Chapter 2 The Agency of Ideology; Chapter 3 Museum knowing and learning; Chapter 4 Inclusion and Exclusion; Chapter 5 Praxis is Action; Chapter 6 How should we act?; References.

About the author

Kevin Coffee is a museum practitioner and museologist who has worked in the museums sector for more than 35 years, including as head of exhibitions for the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Chicago Academy of Sciences, and within the National Park Service. During that time, he has advised, managed, and directed scores of projects for a range of museums and cultural organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia, and in that work has engaged culture creators and users in developing new forms of exhibitions, programs, landscapes, and museums. He currently resides in Lowell Massachusetts, United States.

Summary

Museums and Social Responsibility examines inherent contradictions within and effecting museum practice in order to outline a museological theory of how museums are important cultural practices in themselves and how museums shape the socio-cultural dynamics of modern societies.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Coffee, Coffee Kevin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032118604
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211860-4
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Travel > Travel guides; Cultural Studies, ART / Museum Studies, Social groups, Social Work, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Social groups, communities and identities