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Modern Context-Research Resources
- eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowAccess to over 200,000 full-text eBooks, many by academic and university presses published in the past ten years. Good for reliable background information on broad topics. Recommended search terms: museum studies, museums-social aspects.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to articles out of academic journals as well as general interest magazines with excellent coverage in a wide variety of disciplines. Recommended search terms: museums-social aspects. Also try museums and keywords associated with a specific lens such as religion, gender, ethnicity/culture, etc.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAccess to full-text scholarly journals from a wide variety of fields. Contains the full archive of most journals, except for the current 1-5 years.Recommended search terms: museums-social aspects. Also try museums and keywords associated with a specific lens such as religion, gender, ethnicity/culture, etc.
- Los Angeles TimesFull text of Los Angeles Times from 1985-present. Good for more information on history, background and context of museum visited and current location of chosen artwork.
Art Collections in Museums
Interpreting Objects and Collections by ISBN: 9780415112895Publication Date: 1994-11-21Contains essays on the aspects of collection and interpretation. See Chapter 33 for the article recommended by your instructor: Duncan, Carol, "Art Museums and the Ritual of Citizenship".
Artifacts and Allegiances by ISBN: 9780520286078Publication Date: 2015-07-07What can we learn about nationalism by looking at a country's cultural institutions? How do the history and culture of particular cities help explain how museums represent diversity? Artifacts and Allegiances takes us around the world to tell the compelling story of how museums today are making sense of immigration and globalization. Based on firsthand conversations with museum directors, curators, and policymakers; descriptions of current and future exhibitions; and inside stories about the famous paintings and iconic objects that define collections across the globe, this work provides a close-up view of how different kinds of institutions balance nationalism and cosmopolitanism. By comparing museums in Europe, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East, Peggy Levitt offers a fresh perspective on the role of the museum in shaping citizens. Taken together, these accounts tell the fascinating story of a sea change underway in the museum world at large.
