ISBN:
978-0-367-82140-1 (hbk.)
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978-1-032-05853-5
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9781000428728 (ePub ebook)
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9781000428643 (PDF ebook)
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978-1-003-01369-3 (ebook)
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XVII, 265 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Ausgabe:
First published
Serie:
Routledge Research on Museums and Heritage in Asia
Schlagwort(e):
Afrika Afrika, Subsahara
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Museum
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Politik
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Sozialer Aspekt
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Geschichte
Kurzfassung:
National Museums in Africa brings the voices of African museum professionals into dialogue with scholars and, by so doing, is able to consider the state of African national museums from fresh perspectives.Covering all regions of the continent, the volume`s thirteen chapters allow for a deep and nuanced understanding of the intricate interplay between past and present in contemporary Africa. Taking stock of the shifting museum landscape in Africa, with new players like China and South Korea challenging the conditions of cultural exchange, the book demonstrates that national museums are being rediscovered as important sites of political engagement and cultural negotiation. This is the first book to critically examine the roles national museums in Africa have played in the societies in which they are situated, but it is also the first to consider the roles that national museums might play in current debates concerning the restitution and repatriation of cultural patrimony taken from Africa during the colonial era.Informed by a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, this ground-breaking book will appeal to anyone interested in museums in Africa. It will be particularly useful to scholars and students working in the areas of museum and heritage studies, African studies, anthropology, archaeology, history, art history and cultural studies.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
List of figures List of tables List of contributors Introduction Chapter 1 Visibility, Democracy, and the National Museum Network in Morocco Samir Kafas and Ashley V. Miller Chapter 2 The Sudan National Museum and National Heritage in Sudan Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed and Geoff Emberling Chapter 3 National Identities and the National Museum of Ethiopia Merkeb Mekuria and Raymond Silverman Chapter 4 National Museums of Kenya: From Inception to the Post-Devolution Era Rosalie Hans and David Mbuthia Chapter 5 Collecting Obsolete Things at the Uganda Museum Derek R.Peterson and Nelson Abiti Chapter 6 Korea and the New National Museum in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Building a Museum, Building Relations? Augustin Bikale Mukundayi and Sarah Van Beurden Chapter 7 Le Muse´e des Civilisations Noires: A Continuous Creation of Humanity Hamady Bocoum and El Hadji Malick Ndiaye Chapter 8 The National Museum of Mali, 1960 - Present: Protecting and Promoting the National Cultural Heritage Mary Jo Arnoldi,Daouda Ke´ita and Samuel Sidibe´ Chapter 9 Le Muse´e National Boubou Hama du Niger: A Return to Research Maki Garba and Amanda Gilvin Chapter 10 Giving the National Museum of Ghana a New Life Kodzo Gavua and Dominic Dekumwine Kuntaa Chapter 11 The Nigerian National Museums and the Challenges of National Unity and Development: The Black Benz and the Return of Lost Treasures Okechukwu Nwafor and Edith Ekunke Chapter 12 Towards a Critical History of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe: Rethinking Pastness and Materiality Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya and Joost Fontein Chapter 13 Rethinking the National and the Museum at Iziko Museums of South Africa Bongani Ndhlovu and Ciraj Rassool Coda National Museums in Africa: A Conversation Peter Probst and George Abungu Index
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