Narratives of Vulnerability in Museums - American Interpretations of the Great Depression

Informationen zum Autor Meighen Katz has lectured at the University of Melbourne, the Australian Catholic University, and Deakin University; she contributed to exhibitions at Museum Victoria; and she was the 2016 Grimwade Curator at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. She holds a PhD from Monash University and is a founding partner of Present Past Consulting Historians. Zusammenfassung A study of the challenges museums face when they present narratives of instability, uncertainty and fear in their exhibitions. Analysing a range of case studies, the book explores both the successes and obstacles involved in translating historical narratives of vulnerability to the exhibition floor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The Great Depression, Museums, and Narratives of Vulnerability 2. Shaking Off the Dust Bowl: Strikes and the Challenge of Iconic History 3. Belonging: Interpretations of Home, Homelessness, and Neighborhoods 4. The Arts and the Imagined Audience: Theatre, Radio, and the Emotion of Vulnerability 5. The Big Ball of String: Concluding Thoughts

Product details

• Authors: Meighen Katz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2019
• EAN: 9781138604117
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60411-7
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Research in Museum Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; USA, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / North America, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General