Museums and photography: displaying death

"Museums and Photography adopts a strong theoretical approach in an in-depth investigation of the distinct approaches that different museums employ in displaying photographs of death, considering a broad range of anthropology, history, art, ethnographic, and science collections. These often int...

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Other Authors: Stylianou, Elena (Editor), Stylianu-Lampert, Theopistē (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge 2017
Series:Routledge research in museum studies 11
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Online Access:KUBA3
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Summary:"Museums and Photography adopts a strong theoretical approach in an in-depth investigation of the distinct approaches that different museums employ in displaying photographs of death, considering a broad range of anthropology, history, art, ethnographic, and science collections. These often interrelated approaches include: evidencing the past, death as spectacle, restoring anonymity and instigating empathy, and museums as agents of change. As well as offering fresh insights into the varied museum strategies implemented for the photographic display of death, the editors also critically engage with recent debates concerning the changing role of museums and museums' responsibility in handling an immensely controversial photographic genre"...Provided by publisher
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (338 Seiten) Illustrationen, Portraits
ISBN:9781317528975
DOI:10.4324/9781315723778

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