Museums, society, inequality
By: edited by Richard Sandell
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Series: Museum meanings; Museum meanings
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Museums; Philosophy; Social aspects; Educational aspects; Political correctness; Social influence; Musées; Philosophie; Aspect social; Aspect éducatif; Politiquement correct (Mouvement); Influence sociale
Notes: "This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2003. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.
Table of contents: title: Museums and the combating of social inequality : roles, responsibilities, resistance / Richard Sandell; title: The good enough visitor / Mark O'Neill; title: Measuring social value / Carol Scott; title: Architectures of inclusion : museums, galleries and inclusive communities / Andrew Newman and Fiona McLean; title: The therapeutic potential of museums as pathways to inclusion / Lois H. Silverman; title: Buried in the footnotes : the absence of disabled people in the collective imagery of our past / Annie Delin; title: Representing lesbians and gay men in British social history museums / Angela Vanegas; title: Remembering ourselves in the work of museums : trauma and the place of the personal in the public / Gaynor Kavanagh; title: Harnessing the power of history / Ruth J. Abram; title: Representing diversity and challenging racism : the Migration Museum / Viv Szekeres; title: Developing a community of practice : museums and reconciliation in Australia / Lynda Kelly and Phil Gordon; title: The National Museums of Kenya and social responsibility : working with street children / Fredrik Karanja Mirara; title: Museums and the health of the community / Jocelyn Dodd; title: Children's museums in hospitals / Despina Kalessopoulou; title: Rethinking heritage : cultural policy and inclusion / Lola Young; title: Positioning the museum for social inclusion / David Fleming; title: Māori and museums : the politics of indigenous recognition / David Butts; title: Inclusion and the power of representation : South African museums and the cultural politics of social transformation / Khwezi ka Mpumlwana ... [et al.].