National museums and the origins of nations : emotional myths and narratives / Sheila Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Sheila, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National museums.

Cultural property--Political aspects.

Cultural property.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages : illustrations.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Sheila Watson is Associate Professor of Museum Studies in the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK,where she has worked since 2003. Before she joined the department she was a museum practitioner, managing projects andexhibitions and encouraging community engagement with the institutions in which she worked. Her research is based around how people understand and use the past, in particular the ways in which emotions affect understanding and drive narratives in museums and other heritage sites. She has published widely on community engagement, heritage, museums and emotions.

Contents:

2 Nations, museums and the nature of civilisation p. 16

3 Nations and emotions p. 40

4 History, myth and memory p. 64

5 Types of origin stories p. 91

6 War and the origins of nations p. 105

7 Ethnicity and belonging p. 129

8 Settler societies, guilt and Indigenous inhabitants of the nation p. 147

9 The older the better; Pride and politics p. 176.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781000205435

1000205436

9780429319877

0429319878

9781000205473

1000205479

9781000205459

1000205452

Publisher Number:

40030231186

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Restricted for use by site license.