Reflections of a culture broker

Description:

Is culture brokered like stocks, real estate, or marriage? In this engaging book, Richard Kurin shows that cultures are always mediated and indeed brokered by countries, organizations, communities, and individuals - all with their own vision of the truth and varying abilities to impose it on others. Arguing that cultural exhibits reflect a series of decisions about representing someone, someplace, and something, Reflections of a Culture Broker discusses the ethical and technical problems faced by not only those who practice in a museum setting but also anyone charged with representing culture in a public forum.

subjects: Anthropological museums and collections,  Cultural policy,  Culture conflict,  Management,  Museum exhibits,  Museum techniques,  Political aspects,  Political aspects of Museum exhibits,  Public relations,  Smithsonian Institution,  Museums, management

Places: United States,  Washington (D.C.)