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Representing Enslavement and Abolition in Museums - Ambiguous Engagements (Paperback)
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Representing Enslavement and Abolition in Museums - Ambiguous Engagements (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Museum Studies
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The year 2007 marked the bicentenary of the Act abolishing British
participation in the slave trade. Representing Enslavement and
Abolition on Museums- which uniquely draws together contributions
from academic commentators, museum professionals, community
activists and artists who had an involvement with the bicentenary -
reflects on the complexity and difficulty of museums' experiences
in presenting and interpreting the histories of slavery and
abolition, and places these experiences in the broader context of
debates over the bicentenary's significance and the lessons to be
learnt from it. The history of Britain's role in transatlantic
slavery officially become part of the National Curriculum in the UK
in 2009; with the bicentenary of 2007, this marks the start of
increasing public engagement with what has largely been a 'hidden'
history. The book aims to not only critically review and assess the
impact of the bicentenary, but also to identify practical issues
that public historians, consultants, museum practitioners, heritage
professionals and policy makers can draw upon in developing
responses, both to the increasing recognition of Britain's history
of African enslavement and controversial and traumatic histories
more generally.
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