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Museums, Equality and Social Justice (Paperback, New)
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Museums, Equality and Social Justice (Paperback, New)
Series: Museum Meanings
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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 for more progressive, ethically-informed ways of seeing and
to actively inform contemporary public debates on often contested
rights-related issues. At the same time it would be misleading to
suggest an even and uncontested transition from the museum as an
organisation that has been widely understood to marginalise,
exclude and oppress to one which is wholly inclusive. Moreover,
there are signs that momentum towards making museums more inclusive
and equitable is slowing down or, in some contexts, reversing.
Museums, Equality and Social Justice aims to reflect on and,
crucially, to inform debates in museum research, policy and
practice at this critical time. It brings together new research
from academics and practitioners and insights from artists,
activists, and commentators to explore the ways in which museums,
galleries and heritage organisations are engaging with the
fast-changing equalities terrain and the shifting politics of
identity at global, national and local levels and to investigate
their potential to contribute to more equitable, fair and just
societies.
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