Transforming Museums: Mounting Queen Victoria in a Democratic South Africa

by S. Dubin

Overview

A detailed look at how South Africa's museum present the nation's past, and how they can serve as a lens for examining changes in South African society at large.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403974112
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/18/2007
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	341
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

STEVEN C. DUBIN is Professor of Arts Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Table of Contents

Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough and Change in South African Museums The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others" "A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past "The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies

Editorial Reviews

'Dubin has collected a vital series of interviews which, in full, are a highly significant archive of historical and museological thinking in this transitionary period.' - Institute of Historical Research

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