Curating the Great War
Curating the Great War Curating the Great War explores the inception and subsequent development of museums of the Great War and the animating spirit which lay behind them.The book approaches museums…
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Curating the Great War
Curating the Great War explores the inception and subsequent development of museums of the Great War and the animating spirit which lay behind them.The book approaches museums of the Great War as political entities, some more overtly than others, but all unable to escape from the politics of the war, its profound legacies and its enduring memory. Curating of the Great War has expanded beyond the walls of museum buildings, seeking public engagement, both direct and digital, and taking in whole landscapes. Their changing configurations and content are explored as reflections of the social and political context in which they exist.
Their multi-vocal nature makes them a Recognizing this fact, the book examines these museums as standing at the nexus of historiography, museology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and politics as well as being a lieux de mmoire.