书目名称 | Public Representations of Immigrants in Museums |
副标题 | Exhibition and Expos |
编辑 | Yannik Porsché |
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概述 | Investigates how the representation of foreigners in museum exhibitions on immigrant history is seen by the audience, and what it reveals about the national self.Sheds light on how museum staff, visit |
丛书名称 | Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse |
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描述 | This book offers an interactionist perspective on theories of public representation, knowledge and immigration in museum institutions. Examining how a Franco-German museum exhibition represents immigrants and exposes public stereotypes, the analysis follows the process of the production and reception of the exhibition as it travelled from Paris to Berlin. The author proposes a microsociological contextualisation analysis integrating discourse analysis and ethnography to compare formats of museum work, social interaction in the exhibition and mass media debates. Visitor reception of the different exhibition versions reveals the symbolic nature of interactions in museums, for example concerning conflicting political voices and accusations of censorship. Depending on the institutional context, interactions in the museums are geared towards securing immigrants a place in national collective memory, towards carrying out debate on integration, or providing opportunities for personal encounters and reflection beyond national categorisation. This book will appeal to students and researchers interested in work on the intersection of sociology, cultural studies, and discursive psychology, in |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | knowledge construction; political correctness; epistemic cultures; museum architecture; museum interacti |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66357-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-88223-9 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-66357-9Series ISSN 2946-5990 Series E-ISSN 2946-6008 |
issn_series | 2946-5990 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 |