University of Leicester, Department of Museum Studies' online journal, museum and society, was launched in March 2003 as an independent peer reviewed journal which brings together new writing by academics and museum professionals on the subject of museums. It aims to be both international in scope and at the cutting edge of empirical and theoretical research on museums. museum and society is edited by Gordon Fyfe (Keele University), Kevin Hetherington (Lancaster University) and Susan Pearce (University of Leicester). museum and society is an interdisciplinary journal with a wide ranging interest in all issues associated with museums and other places of public culture concerned with collecting, exhibiting and display. The journal is a successor to the series New Research in Museum Studies which was published by Athlone Press from 1990 to 1997. ------------------------------------------------------- Issue 1(2) of museum and society is now online at http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/m&s/Issue_1,2.html. Contents: of Issue 1(2) The art of space in the space of art: Edinburgh and its Gallery, 1780- 1860 Nick Prior Local authority museums and the modernizing government agenda in England Ian Lawley Performance and performativity at heritage sites Gaynor Bagnall Accountability and disposal: visual impairment and the museum Kevin Hetherington ------------------------------------------------------- Issue 1(1) is still available at http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/m&s/index.html contents Museums, National, Postnational and Transcultural Identities Sharon Macdonald The Discipline of Pleasure; or, How Art history Looks at the Art Museum Colin Trodd Heritage, Governance and Ownership: a Case-study from Wales Bella Dicks Social Inclusion, the Museum and the Dynamics of Sectoral Change Richard Sandell ------------------------------------------------------- The next issue, volume 1 (3) will appear in November 2003 ------------------------------------------------------- Since our launch in March, subscriptions (free) have grown to well over 500 and we anticipate that the number will grow further in the coming months. We aim to develop the contents of the journal to include reviews, news items and so on. Our web page http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/m&s/index.html provides further guidance on the sorts of contributions we are inviting and on how material should be submitted to the editors. Jim Roberts Webmaster ========================================================= 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).