Does War Belong in Museums?: The Representation of Violence in Exhibitions (Edition Museumsakademie Joanneum)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3837623068 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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After graduation, he worked as a university lecturer and project leader in Britain, Northern Ireland and Austria. He has been the scientific manager of the Landesmuseum Joanneum GmbH since January 2003.. From 1995 onwards he was responsible for art management in the office of the First Deputy Governor of Styria. Wolfgang Muchitsch studied History and English in Graz and Oxford. From 1992 to 1995 he worked for the Department f
The museums concerned also have to face up to these basic issues about the social and institutional handling of war and violence. Does war really belong in museums? And if it does, what objectives and means are involved? Can museums avoid trivializing and aestheticising war, transforming violence, injury, death and trauma into tourist sights? What images of shock or identification does one generate – and what images would be desirable?. Presentations of war and violence in museums generally oscillate between the fascination of terror and its instruments and the didactic urge to explain violence and, by analysing it, make it easier to handle and prevent
J. said Good book. I really enjoyed this book. Each chapter is written by a current museum professional working in a war-related museum. And each chapter is about the museum that that person is currently working in. The museums discussed are almost exclusively in Europe, but that makes sense because of where the conference wa
From 1992 to 1995 he worked for the Department for Planning and Organisation Development of the University of Graz. From 1995 onwards he was responsible for art management in the office of the First Deputy Governor of Styria. After graduation, he worked as a university lecturer and project leader in Britain, Northern Ireland and Austria. About the AuthorWolfgang Muchitsch studied History and English in Graz and Oxford. He has been the scientific manager of the Landesmuseum Joanneum GmbH since January 2003.