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Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space.

Trade Review
"[Barrett]constructs a framework within which it is possible to both confront some startling realities about the gap between museums' purported ‘public' role and their efficacy and relevance in the ‘public sphere', and consider initiatives that might rectify this situation." (Visitor Studies Journal, 9 March 2012)



Table of Contents
List of Images vii

Introduction 1

1 The Public Sphere 15

2 Historical Discourses of the Museum 45

3 The Museum as Public Space 81

4 Audience, Community, and Public 118

5 The Museum as Public Intellectual 143

Conclusion 164

References 175

Acknowledgments 191

Index 193

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 1 October 2010
      ISBN-13 9781405173834
      978-1405173834
      ISBN-10 1405173831
      Also in:
      Orality / Oral transmission Cultural studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space.

      Trade Review
      "[Barrett]constructs a framework within which it is possible to both confront some startling realities about the gap between museums' purported ‘public' role and their efficacy and relevance in the ‘public sphere', and consider initiatives that might rectify this situation." (Visitor Studies Journal, 9 March 2012)



      Table of Contents
      List of Images vii

      Introduction 1

      1 The Public Sphere 15

      2 Historical Discourses of the Museum 45

      3 The Museum as Public Space 81

      4 Audience, Community, and Public 118

      5 The Museum as Public Intellectual 143

      Conclusion 164

      References 175

      Acknowledgments 191

      Index 193

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