Description
Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in The us’s Changing Communities offers readers a couple of lenses for viewing and discussing local institutions. New chapters are included in a section titled “Museums Moving Forward,” which analyzes the ways through which local museums have come to adopt digital technologies in deciding on items for exhibitions in addition to the complexities of creating institutions devoted to marginalized histories.
In addition to the brand new chapters, the second one edition updates existing chapters, presenting changes to the museums discussed. It features expanded discussions of how local museums treat (or ignore) racial and ethnic diversity and concludes with a take a look at how business relationships, political events, and the economy have an effect on what is shown and how it’s displayed in local museums.