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In Social Memory and History, a group of anthropologists,
sociologists, social linguists, gerontologists, and historians
explore the ways in which memory reconstructs the past and
constructs the present. A substantial introduction by the editors
outlines the key issues in the understanding of social memory: its
nature and process, its personal and political implications, the
crisis in memory, and the relationship between social and
individual memory. Ten cross-cultural case studies-groups ranging
from Kiowa songsters, Burgundian farmers, elderly Phildelaphia
whites, Chilean political activists, American immigrants to Israel,
and Irish working class women-then explore how social memory
transmits culture or contests it at the individual, community, and
national levels in both tangible and symbolic spheres.
What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the
first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy,
twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to
answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their
answers alongside philosophers, historians, political scientists,
educators, sociologists, and others in a wide-ranging exploration
of institutions from art museums to zoos. Hugh Genoway's book
offers philosophical and ethical guidelines, describes the ways
specific institutions illustrate different philosophies, examines
major divisions in the museum community, and explores outreach and
engagement between the museum and its larger community. Both
established museum professionals and students of museum studies
will benefit from this insightful look into the foundations and
future of their field.
What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the
first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy,
twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to
answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their
answers alongside philosophers, historians, political scientists,
educators, sociologists, and others in a wide-ranging exploration
of institutions from art museums to zoos. Hugh Genoway's book
offers philosophical and ethical guidelines, describes the ways
specific institutions illustrate different philosophies, examines
major divisions in the museum community, and explores outreach and
engagement between the museum and its larger community. Both
established museum professionals and students of museum studies
will benefit from this insightful look into the foundations and
future of their field.
Well-known public historian Robert Archibald's personal exploration
of the intersections of history, memory, and community reveals how
we participate in the making and sustaining of community as well as
how we remember the community that shaped us. Writing in a rich
literary narrative, Archibald blends local history, personal
reminiscence, and an analysis of the changing meaning of community
with a passionate call for more effective public history. A Place
to Remember poetically illustrates how we are active participants
in the past and the role and importance of history in contemporary
life.
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