Museum diplomacy : transnational public history and the U.S. Department of State / Richard J. W. Harker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harker, Richard J. W., author.

Series:

Public history in historical perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of State--Museums.

United States.

International Partnership Among Museums.

United States. Department of State.

Museum cooperation--International cooperation.

Museum cooperation.

Public history--International cooperation.

Public history.

Cultural diplomacy--United States--History--21st century.

Cultural diplomacy.

Museums.

History.

International cooperation.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 182 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Museums Connect program stands at the intersection of transnational public history and international diplomacy. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American Alliance of Museums, this program partners U.S. museums and non-U.S. museums in projects designed to foster community collaboration and engagement. Museum Diplomacy focuses on three Museums Connect projects arranged between the United States and South Africa, Morocco, and Afghanistan, respectively. Utilizing a diverse range of oral interviews, Richard J. W. Harker explores how museums negotiate national boundaries, institutional and local histories, and post-9/11 geopolitical interests. Working in different political and professional contexts, museum partners have built community-driven collaborative exhibitions and projects that tell transnational stories. As more historic sites and museums seek to surmount social, cultural, and economic barriers between themselves and their communities in their exhibitions and programming, the Museums Connect program provides important lessons on how to overcome entrenched hierarchies of power in public history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 "State Department Museums"? The Convergence and Divergence of Public Diplomacy and Public History

ch. 2 "Afghan on top and American on bottom" Exploring Minority Identity through Dialogue with War-Torn Afghanistan

ch. 3 Beyond an "Imperialist Undertaking"? Negotiating Transnational Public History Pedagogy

ch. 4 Activating Sites of Conscience Addressing Shared Silences within Parallel Public Histories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"State Department Museums" : The Convergence and Divergence of Public Diplomacy and Public History -- "Afghan on top and American on the Bottom" : Exploring Minority identity through dialogue with "war-torn Afghanistan" -- Beyond an "Imperialist Undertakin" : Negotiating Transnational Public History Pedagogy -- Activating Sites of Conscience Addressing Shared Silences within Parallel (Public) Histories.

ISBN:

9781625344922

1625344929

9781625344939

1625344937

OCLC:

1129168829