Museum rhetoric : building civic identity in national spaces / M. Elizabeth Weiser.

By: Weiser, M. Elizabeth [author.]
Language: English Series: RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric: Publisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780271079035; 9780271080246; 0271080248Subject(s): Museums -- Social aspects | National museums -- Social aspects | Rhetoric | Nationalism | Cultural propertyGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: AM7 | . W39354 2017ebOnline resources: Full text is available at EbscoHost. Click here to view.
Contents:
Introduction -- The rhetorical museum -- The story we tell ourselves -- The object of the story -- Identifying with the museum -- Identifying with the nation -- Alternative identifications -- Conclusion : the museum in the world.
Summary: "Examines the role of museums in promoting cultural heritage and national identity, focusing on rhetorical understandings of public space and civic engagement"--Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The rhetorical museum -- The story we tell ourselves -- The object of the story -- Identifying with the museum -- Identifying with the nation -- Alternative identifications -- Conclusion : the museum in the world.

"Examines the role of museums in promoting cultural heritage and national identity, focusing on rhetorical understandings of public space and civic engagement"--Provided by publisher

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