Museums, Heritage And Indigenous Voice: Decolonizing Engagement (routledge Research In Museum Studies)
by Bryony Onciul /
2015 / English / PDF
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Current discourse on Indigenous engagement in museum studies is
often dominated by curatorial and academic perspectives, in which
community voice, viewpoints, and reflections on their
collaborations can be under-represented. This book provides a
unique look at Indigenous perspectives on museum community
engagement and the process of self-representation, specifically
how the First Nations Elders of the Blackfoot Confederacy have
worked with museums and heritage sites in Alberta, Canada, to
represent their own culture and history. Situated in a
post-colonial context, the case-study sites are places of
contention, a politicized environment that highlights commonly
hidden issues and naturalized inequalities built into current
approaches to community engagement. Data from participant
observation, archives, and in-depth interviewing with
participants brings Blackfoot community voice into the text and
provides an alternative understanding of self and cross-cultural
representation.
Current discourse on Indigenous engagement in museum studies is
often dominated by curatorial and academic perspectives, in which
community voice, viewpoints, and reflections on their
collaborations can be under-represented. This book provides a
unique look at Indigenous perspectives on museum community
engagement and the process of self-representation, specifically
how the First Nations Elders of the Blackfoot Confederacy have
worked with museums and heritage sites in Alberta, Canada, to
represent their own culture and history. Situated in a
post-colonial context, the case-study sites are places of
contention, a politicized environment that highlights commonly
hidden issues and naturalized inequalities built into current
approaches to community engagement. Data from participant
observation, archives, and in-depth interviewing with
participants brings Blackfoot community voice into the text and
provides an alternative understanding of self and cross-cultural
representation.
Focusing on the experiences of museum professionals and Blackfoot
Elders who have worked with a number of museums and heritage
sites,
Focusing on the experiences of museum professionals and Blackfoot
Elders who have worked with a number of museums and heritage
sites,Indigenous Voices in Cultural Institutions
Indigenous Voices in Cultural Institutions unpicks
the power and politics of engagement on a micro level and how it
can be applied more broadly, by exposing the limits and
challenges of cross-cultural engagement and community
self-representation. The result is a volume that provides readers
with an in-depth understanding of the nuances of
self-representation and decolonization.
unpicks
the power and politics of engagement on a micro level and how it
can be applied more broadly, by exposing the limits and
challenges of cross-cultural engagement and community
self-representation. The result is a volume that provides readers
with an in-depth understanding of the nuances of
self-representation and decolonization.
