Museums, equality, and social justice /
The last two decades have seen concerns for equality, diversity, social justice and human rights move from the margins of museum thinking and practice, to the core. The arguments - both moral and pragmatic - for engaging diverse audiences, creating the conditions for more equitable access to museum...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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Colección: | Museum meanings.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The last two decades have seen concerns for equality, diversity, social justice and human rights move from the margins of museum thinking and practice, to the core. The arguments - both moral and pragmatic - for engaging diverse audiences, creating the conditions for more equitable access to museum resources, and opening up opportunities for participation, now enjoy considerable consensus in many parts of the world. A growing number of institutions are concerned to construct new narratives that represent a plurality of lived experiences, histories and identities which aim to nurture support. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 314 pages, [24] pages of color plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203120057 0203120051 9781136318702 1136318704 9781136318658 1136318658 9781136318696 1136318690 9781299623408 1299623409 |