Araujo, Ana Lucia
Museums and Atlantic Slavery (Museums in Focus)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780367530211
- author:
- Araujo, Ana Lucia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 122
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 0.7 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, General, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Museums and Atlantic Slavery explores how slavery is represented in museums across Europe and the Americas. Through four key themes - wealth and luxury, victimhood and victimization, resistance and rebellion, and resilience and achievement - Ana Lucia Araujo examines the ways in which museums have come to address this complex topic. Araujo draws on a range of disciplines, including history, anthropology, sociology, art history, tourism and museum studies, to provide an overview of the subject. She considers exhibitions at institutions dedicated to slavery, as well as national, community, plantation, and house museums in several countries. This analysis encourages scholars, students, and museum professionals to critically engage with representations of slavery in museums. By examining how depictions of human bondage are often presented in museums, Araujo highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of this topic. Her work will help readers to recognize the ways in which racism and white supremacy continue to be perpetuated through these representations.
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