To: Daemon
Subject: Eco-museums and mankind
Date: Tuesday 1 October 1996

Isn't it amazing how its always men who act as if you're tediously prissy if
you object to terms like
'mankind'.  Either they are constitutionally incapable of understanding
semantics, semiotics or communication theory, or they understand it all too
well.  Our language defines our views, attitudes and relationships, if it's
inherently patriarchal and exclusive, narrow and self-congratulatory, so,
alas, are we.  Try using 'humanity' - it's easy enough.

Heleanor Feltham
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From: daemon
To: MUSEUM-L
Subject: Re: What is an eco-museum?
Date: Sunday, 29 September 1996 3:16PM

In article <[log in to unmask]>, Mariea Fisher
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>      Oh dear - eco museum = expression of 'man and nature'.  What kind of
>      definition is that?  Language in museums which represents people so
>      that women are part of the world is important and essential.


I'm sure G.-H.R. was referring to hupersonkind...

Lush Nassau
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| "No one will win the battle of the
|  sexes. There9s too much fraternizing
|  with the enemy.2 - Henry Kissing



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> Subject: Re: What is an eco-museum?
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> Sifting through some articles I've had at home from my museum studies days
I
> found the following definition of an eco-museum:
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> "An exhumes is an instrument conceived, fashioned and operated jointly by
a
> public authority and a local population.  The public authority's
involvement is
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