Let me also recommend a couple of articles in the most recent Journal of
the History of Collections--the one on Ghana and the one on Argentina--and
almost anything written by Richard & Sally Price about museums. I know I
have read more, but off the top of my head . . .
Kathy Mancuso
On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:16:29 -0600, Simmons, John E <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>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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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Aaron Goldblatt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:36 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>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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