Dear Aaron, Here some titles from my museum bibliography. I am completing a dissertation on the politics of Israeli museums and would be happy to discuss the topic in greater depth if you have further questions. And I'm glad to get reading suggestions from other list members! Regards, Kaylin Goldstein Department of Anthropology University of Chicago Anderson, B. 1991. "Census, Map, Museum" in Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origins and Spread of Nationalism, 2nd edition. London: Verso. Azoulay, A. 1994. "With Open Doors: Museums and Historical Narratives in Israel's Public Space," in Museum Culture. Edited by D. J. Sherman and I. Rogoff. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Bennett, T. 1995. The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics. London: Routledge. Boswell, D., and J. Evans. 1999. Representing the Nation: A Reader: Histories, Heritage and Museums. London: Routledge. [Especially Part Three, "Museums as Classificatory Systems and Their Prehistories," and Part Four, "Museums and Cultural Management."] Coombes, A. E. 1994. Reinventing Africa: Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England. New Haven: Yale University Press. Duncan, C. 1991. "Art Museums and the Rituals of Citizenship," in Exhibiting Cultures. Edited by I. Karp and S. D. Lavine. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Jager, S. M. forthcoming. "Monumental Histories: Manliness, the Military, and the War Memorial," Public Culture 14:2. Kaplan, F. E. S. Editor. 1994. Museums and the Making of "Ourselves": The Role of Objects in National Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press. Karp, I., C. M. Kreamer, and S. D. Lavine. Editors. 1992. Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. Karp, I., and S. D. Lavine. Editors. 1991. Exhibiting Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. Katriel, T. 1997. Performing the Past: A Study of Israeli Settlement Museums. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Macdonald, S. 1996. "Theorizing Museums: An Introduction," in Theorizing Museums. Edited by S. Macdonald and G. Fyfe. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Stocking, G. W. Editor. 1985. Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture. History of Anthroplogy. Madison WI: University of Wisconsin Press. >-----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 >[log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).