Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture
by Ivan Karp, Christine Mullen Kreamer, Steven Levine
Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture explores museums as public institutions shaped by cultural and political relationships. The volume considers how museums engage with communities and participate in public culture, offering perspectives on the responsibilities, meanings, and social roles associated with museum practice.
About This Book
Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture considers the relationship between museums and the communities connected to them.
The book focuses on public culture and the political dimensions of museum practice and interpretation.
Edited by Ivan Karp, Christine Mullen Kreamer, and Steven Levine, this volume brings together perspectives on museums as public institutions.
It offers a framework for thinking about how museums participate in cultural and community life.
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