Belgian Museums of the Great War

Politics, Memory, and Commerce

Karen Shelby (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

290 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-94105-2 (ISBN)

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Belgian Museums of the Great War: Politics, Memory, and Commerce examines the handling of the centennial of World War I by several museums along the Western Front in Flanders, Belgium. In the twenty-first century, the museum has become a strategic space for negotiating ownership of and access to knowledge produced in local settings. The specific focus on museums and commemorative events in Flanders allows for an in-depth evaluation of how each museum works with the remembrance and tourist industry in the region while carving a unique niche. Belgian Museums of the Great War writes the history of these institutions, analyzes the changes made in advance of the anniversary years, and considers the site-specificity of each institution and its architectural frame. Since museums not only transmit information but also shape knowledge, as Eileen Hooper-Greenhill has noted, the diverse narratives and community programs sponsored by each museum have served to challenge prior historiographies of the war. Through newly revamped interactive environments, self-guided learning, and an emphasis on the landscape, the museums in Flanders have a significant role to play in the ever-changing dialogue on the meaning of the history and remembrance of the Great War.

Karen Shelby is an Associate Professor of Art History at Baruch College, City University of New York. Her research focuses on the cultural politics of exhibition narratives, memorials, and cemetery design through examination of the visual culture of the Great War.

Chapter 1 Introduction: poppies

Chapter 2 What remains of the country: the war in Belgium

Chapter 3 Planning the centennial

Chapter 4 Site-specificity and the architecture of remembrance

Chapter 5 Historical or memorial site: the museum as ruin

Chapter 6 Immersion: trench and reenactment strategies

Chapter 7 Expression and document: art in the war museum

Chapter 8 The exhibition narrative: an object-centered practice

Chapter 9 Conclusion: tourism and remembrance

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Research in Museum Studies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	703 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-138-94105-0 / 1138941050
ISBN-13	978-1-138-94105-2 / 9781138941052
Zustand	Neuware