Displays of Power Memory and Amnesia in the American Museum
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York Univ Pr
- Publish date: 06/01/1999
Description:
Museums have become the front line in America's culture wars. The author of this title argues that museum exhibitions have always been "displays of power". Whereas they once glorified wealth and authority, today's exhibits represent new issues and interests, and groups have mobilized to force their own perspective on exhibits or to prevent opposing opinions from being expressed. Drawing on interviews with key combatants in controversies over exhibits on the Enola Gay, slavery, the Old West, and other topics, this book is a timely exploration of the politics of representation.
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