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Does War Belong in Museums?
The Representation of Violence in Exhibitions
Contributor(s)
Muchitsch, Wolfgang (editor)
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
Presentations of war and violence in museums generally oscillate between the fascination of terror and its instruments and the didactic urge to explain violence and, by analysing it, make it easier to handle and prevent. The museums concerned also have to face up to these basic issues about the social and institutional handling of war and violence. Does war really belong in museums? And if it does, what objectives and means are involved? Can museums avoid trivializing and aestheticising war, transforming violence, injury, death and trauma into tourist sights? What images of shock or identification does one generate – and what images would be desirable?
Keywords
History; Museum; War; Conflict; Exhibition; Violence; Cultural History; Museology; Memory Culture; World War IIISBN
9783839423066Publisher
transcript VerlagPublisher website
http://www.transcript-verlag.dePublication date and place
Bielefeld, Germany, 2013-02-15Grantor
Series
Edition Museumsakademie Joanneum,Classification
Museology & heritage studies