Museums, Art and Inclusion in a Climate Emergency (Hardcover)

Museums, Art and Inclusion in a Climate Emergency considers the impact of the Anthropocene on history and memory, approaches to objects and agency, and the incommensurability of western and Indigenous ontologies. Drawing on Indigenous knowledge, humanities and museological literature, continental philosophy, contemporary art and popular culture, Baker acknowledges the autonomous agency of geological forms, including soils, minerals and fossil fuels. Demonstrating that this has implications for an expanded idea of an 'inclusive' museum and its relationship to entities beyond 'life' and living species, the book argues that the 'inclusion' paradigm needs to include non-life actors. Gesturing to a geontological 'turn' through developing notions of geo-inclusion, the mineralhuman, and approaches to object agency that connect with Aboriginal 'heritage', Baker exposes the ongoing destruction of Country by mining interests in Western Australia and elsewhere. By addressing the need for urgent change through the artifice of the museum, the book identifies an expanded approach to inclusion beyond the limits imposed by the politics of identity. Museums, Art and Inclusion in a Climate Emergency theorises the potential of an expanded idea of the museum and will be of interest to scholars and students engaged in the study of museums and heritage, environmental humanities and geo-humanities, ecological art history and contemporary art.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Janice Baker
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-74182-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Humanities > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
LSN:	0-367-74182-2
Barcode:	9780367741822

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