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Conflict and Complement: An Exploration of the Discourses Informing the Concept of the Socially Inclusive Museum in Contemporary Britain

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: This paper argues that there are a number of competing discourses informing debates about the idea of the ‘socially inclusive museum’ in Britain today. It identifies three major discourses present from the 19th century to the present day—the governmental, the representational, and the economic—and explores the relationships between them. It is proposed that recognition of the respective ideological and historical contexts of these different discourses will help us to understand some of the recent confusion and disagreement over the nature and merits of the ‘socially inclusive museum’. The article concludes by proposing some issues for future research.

Source: International Journal of Heritage Studies

DOI: 10.1080/1352725032000194240

Author: Rhiannon Mason

Language: English

Topic: Museums and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2032235536

FWCI: 40.73

Cites: 25

Cited by: 39

Related to: 10