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Doing Diversity in Museums and Heritage: A Berlin Ethnography
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Abstract The museum and heritage sector has been shaken by debates over how to address colonialism, migration, Islamophobia, LGBTI+ and multiple other forms of difference. This major multi-researcher ethnography of museums and heritage in Berlin provides new insight into how ›diversity‹ is understood and put... view more
The museum and heritage sector has been shaken by debates over how to address colonialism, migration, Islamophobia, LGBTI+ and multiple other forms of difference. This major multi-researcher ethnography of museums and heritage in Berlin provides new insight into how ›diversity‹ is understood and put into action in museums and heritage. Exploring new initiatives and approaches, the book shows how these work - or do not - in practice. By doing so, it highlights ways forward - for research and action - for the future. The fieldwork locations on which this book is based include the Humboldt Forum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Museum für Naturkunde, and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, as well as Berlin streets and protests.... view less
Keywords
museum; cultural heritage; diversity; anthropology; ethnography; culture of remembrance; post-colonialism; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Cultural Management; Museum Management
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
321 p.
Series
Cultural Heritage Studies, 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839464090
ISSN
2752-1524
ISBN
978-3-8394-6409-0
Status
Published Version; reviewed