Toward relational ethics: foundational concepts for the shifting ground of GLAM ...
In 2001/2002, the Humanities Research Centre and the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at Australian National University published a two-part special issue of Humanities Research, ‘Museums of the Future/The Future of Museums.’ A number of common ideas are visible across the diverse contributions to...
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University Of Tasmania
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/24160230 https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/composition/Toward_relational_ethics_foundational_concepts_for_the_shifting_ground_of_GLAM/24160230 |
| Summary: | In 2001/2002, the Humanities Research Centre and the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at Australian National University published a two-part special issue of Humanities Research, ‘Museums of the Future/The Future of Museums.’ A number of common ideas are visible across the diverse contributions to the journal, seen in the recurring language of partnerships, collaborations, linkages, participation, engagement, and inclusion. Such ideas represent the culmination of many important changes in the theory, practice, and ethics of museums since the mid-twentieth century. But the future soon looked somewhat different as progressive museums and archives began to explore more complex, contextual, relational ways of working. This article explores the development of large national and state museums—and First Nations initiatives in particular—in two parts. The first summarises key moments from 1971–2010, including analysis of the Humanities Research issues. The second then looks at the changing theory and practice of ... |
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