There is a fair amount published on this subject. A few favorite titles
that come to mind are:
Cummins, A. 1994. The "Caribbeanization" of the West Indies: the museum's
role in the development of national identity. Pp. 192-220 in Kaplan, F.E.S.
(editor). Museums and the Making of "Ourselves." The Role of Objects in
National Identity. Leicester University Press, London. xi + 430 pp.
Elsner, J. and R. Cardinal (editors). 1994. The Cultures of Collecting.
Reaktion Books, London. viii + 312 p.
Haas, J. 1996. Power, objects, and a voice for anthropology. Current
Anthropology 37:S1-S22.
Morales-Moreno, L.G. 1994. History and patriotism in the National Museum
of Mexico. Pp. 171-191 in Kaplan, F.E.S. (editor). Museums and the Making
of "Ourselves." The Role of Objects in National Identity. Leicester
University Press, London. xi + 430 pp.
Orosz, J.J. 1990. Curators and Culture. The Museum Movement in America,
1740-1870. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. xii + 3-4 pp.
--John
John E. Simmons
Collection Manager, Natural History Museum
and
Coordinator, Historical Administration and Museum Studies Program
University of Kansas
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7561
Phone 785-864-4508
FAX 785-864-5335
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Subject: Museums and National Identity
Hello Folks,
I am looking for articles concerning museums and national identity. Has
anyone come across (or authored) anything along these lines - how museums
are involved in the establishment of a "national identity" - for good, bad,
devious or heroic motives - the ideology of the author is less important to
me than addressing the issue. I am grateful for your help.
Aaron
Aaron Goldblatt
Assistant Director
Wagner Free Institute of Science
1700 West Montgomery Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
215-763-6529 x11 voice
215-763-1299 fax
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