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Hall of Mirrors

Museums and the Canadian Public
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
272 Seiten
Englisch
Banff Centre Presserschienen am16.10.2001
Hall of Mirrors is an examination of Canadian museums and their relationship with the public which they attempt to represent. This book examines a number of questions, issues, and controversies surrounding some of Canada's major institutions. Whose interests do museums reflect and whose do they distort? Do museums provide a "social good" that should be publicly supported or should they be forced to survive in the free market? Hall of Mirrors assesses the identity crisis that faces Canadian museums in an analysis that has implications for all public cultural institutions.mehr

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KlappentextHall of Mirrors is an examination of Canadian museums and their relationship with the public which they attempt to represent. This book examines a number of questions, issues, and controversies surrounding some of Canada's major institutions. Whose interests do museums reflect and whose do they distort? Do museums provide a "social good" that should be publicly supported or should they be forced to survive in the free market? Hall of Mirrors assesses the identity crisis that faces Canadian museums in an analysis that has implications for all public cultural institutions.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-920159-85-9
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Erscheinungsjahr2001
Erscheinungsdatum16.10.2001
Seiten272 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 153 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 17 mm
Gewicht426 g
Artikel-Nr.13774950
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GenreKunst/Architektur

Autor

Robyn Gillam is a freelance writer in the areas of cultural studies, cultural politics, Canadian literature and museums. She has lectured at York University, Toronto in Humanities and History. Gillam was born in Australia and graduated from the University of Melbourne with combined honours in ancient history and Indian studies. She also studied Egyptology at University College, London and has a doctorate in Near Eastern studies from the University of Toronto. Gillam has written extensively about intersections of art, literature and politics, and was a member of the editorial collective of Border/lines: Canada's Magazine of Cultural Studies.