museum and society online journal http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/m&s/index.html 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. museum and society will appear three times a year (March, July, November) and is open access and free to all individuals and institutions. However, we request that users who wish to take advantage of the free access facility register with us first. Those wishing to receive e-mail updates on forthcoming volumes, events and associated publications may also wish to register. ------------------------------------- march 2003. volume 1 no. 1 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 ------------------------------------- july 2003. volume 1 no. 2 contents 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 -------------------------------------- Jim Roberts Hon FMA University of Leicester Department of Museum Studies http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/ +44 (0)116 252 3961 ========================================================= 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).