Defining Memory

doi:10.5771/9780759113886

Defining Memory

Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities

Published 2007

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doi.org/10.5771/9780759113886
ISBN print: 978-0-7591-1049-6
ISBN online: 978-0-7591-1388-6
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors argue that these small institutions play a key role in defining America's self-identity and should be studied as seriously as more national institutions like the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Schlagworte

Oral History Public History American Studies

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Preface
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–6 Foreword 1–6
7–42 PART I: Frameworks 7–42
- 1 Why Local Museums Matter
- 2 Local History, "Old Things to Look At," and a Sculptor's Vision: Exploring Local Museums through Curriculum Theory
43–92 PART II: The Rebirth of a Nation 43–92
93–142 PART III: Nostalgia as Epistemology 93–142
143–196 PART IV Museums at Risk: Changing Publics 143–196
197–230 PART V: Challenging the Major Museum 197–230
- 12 Objects of Dis/Order: Articulating Curiosities and Engaging People at the Freakatorium
- 13 Cities, Museums, and City Museums
231–264 PART VI: No Business Like Show Business 231–264
- 14 Business as Usual: Can Museums Be Bought?
- 15 Conclusion: Museums and the American Imagination
265–268 Selected Bibliography 265–268
269–284 Index 269–284
285–290 About the Contributors 285–290

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