Contested Representations

Revisiting 'Into the Heart of Africa'

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Contested Representations by Shelly R. Butler, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Shelly R. Butler ISBN: 9781134390137
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Shelly R. Butler
ISBN: 9781134390137
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The controversy surrounding the significant "Into the Heart of Africa" exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada is explored in this compelling and analytical text. The exhibit has become an international, controversial touchstone for issues surrounding the politics of visual representation, such as the challenges to curatorial and ethnographic authority in multicultural and postcolonial contexts. Asking why the museum's exhibit failed so many people, the author examines such issues as institutional politics, the broad political and intellectual climate surrounding museums, the legacies of colonialism and traditions of representation of Africa, and the politics of irony.
By drawing upon anthropological and cultural criticism, the book offers a unique account of the ways in which an ambiguous exhibit about colonialism became the site of an expansiveInto the Heart of Africa."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The controversy surrounding the significant "Into the Heart of Africa" exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada is explored in this compelling and analytical text. The exhibit has become an international, controversial touchstone for issues surrounding the politics of visual representation, such as the challenges to curatorial and ethnographic authority in multicultural and postcolonial contexts. Asking why the museum's exhibit failed so many people, the author examines such issues as institutional politics, the broad political and intellectual climate surrounding museums, the legacies of colonialism and traditions of representation of Africa, and the politics of irony.
By drawing upon anthropological and cultural criticism, the book offers a unique account of the ways in which an ambiguous exhibit about colonialism became the site of an expansiveInto the Heart of Africa."

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Asymmetric Crisis in Europe and Possible Futures by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book The Development of Meaning (RLE Edu I) by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Living With Grief by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Anarchism/Minarchism by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Open Government (Routledge Revivals) by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Reporting the Post-communist Revolution by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Translation and Literary Studies by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book History Of Music by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Polanyi in times of populism by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book How to Be a Successful Student by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Clandestine Erotic Fiction in English 1800–1930 by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Una revolucion en la produccion by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Philosophy of Language by Shelly R. Butler
Cover of the book Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life by Shelly R. Butler
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy