The Anticolonial Museum

The Anticolonial Museum acknowledges some of the consequences of colonialism in the current work of museums. Looking at museum theory in a critical way, it proposes a radical revision of museums' rhetoric ondecolonisation, as well as their public image and practices.

Autorentext

Bruno Brulon Soares is ****a museologist and anthropologist from Brazil, and a Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. His research interests have focused on reflexive museology, community-based museums and the political uses of museums and cultural heritage.

Klappentext

The Anticolonial Museum acknowledges some of the consequences of colonialism in the current work of museums. Looking at museum theory in a critical way, it proposes a radical revision of museums' rhetoric ondecolonisation, as well as their public image and practices.

Inhalt

Introduction: Dismantling the showcase; 1. Heritage in exile; 2. On borders: Deconstructing the modern museum; 3. A time for the margins: On reconstructing and rehumanising; 4. Redistributing the museum: Towards a museology of hope; Conclusions: Reflections for our past's future; References; Index.