{"product_id":"the-anticolonial-museum-9781032437941","title":"The Anticolonial Museum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anticolonial Museum\u003c\/em\u003e acknowledges some of the consequences of colonialism in the current work of museums. Looking at museum theory in a critical way, it proposes a radical revision of museums' rhetoric on decolonisation, as well as their public image and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together a collection of reflections on decolonisation through the observation of museum performance and discourse, the author considers current practices in response to the social claims of marginalised groups and activists. Drawing from a genealogy of decolonial thinking in museology, Brulon Soares identifies the inherent paradoxes reflected in museum work. The book's focus is not exclusively on the reality of colonised countries, nor on the context of former imperialist nationsinstead, it raises anticolonial questions, finding common ground between the different actors involved in the museum: scholars, students, curators, practitioners, community members and Indigenous creators. One of the ce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Dismantling the showcase; 1. Heritage in exile; 2. On borders: Deconstructing the modern museum; 3. A time for the margins: On reconstructing and rehumanising; 4. Redistributing the museum: Towards a museology of hope; Conclusions: Reflections for our past’s future; References; Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019055432023,"sku":"9781032437941","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032437941.jpg?v=1750779160","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anticolonial-museum-9781032437941","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}