Uncertain images museums and the work of photographs

Almost all museums hold photographs in their collections, and museum professionals and their audiences engage with photographs in a myriad of ways. Yet despite some three decades of critical museology and photographic theory, and an extensive debate on the politics of representation, outside art mus...

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Other Authors: Edwards, Elizabeth, 1952- (-), Lien, Sigrid, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate 2014
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Summary:Almost all museums hold photographs in their collections, and museum professionals and their audiences engage with photographs in a myriad of ways. Yet despite some three decades of critical museology and photographic theory, and an extensive debate on the politics of representation, outside art museums, almost no critical attention has been given specifically to the roles, purposes and lives of these photographs within museums.
Physical Description:xiii, 266 p. : il. ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices
ISBN:9781409464891