Phillips, Ruth B: The International Handbooks of Museum Studies, 4 Volume Set (gebundenes Buch)

The International Handbooks of Museum Studies bring together original essays by a global team of experts to provide a state-of-the-art survey of the field of museum studies. * Creates an authoritative, multi-volume reference, offering unprecedented depth of coverage and breadth of scholarship in this interdisciplinary field * Accessibly structured into four thematic volumes exploring all aspects of museum theory, practice, media and controversies, and the impact of new technologies * Includes a treasure-trove of examples and original case studies to illuminate the various perspectives represented * Features original essays by an international team of contributors, including leading academics and practitioners, as well as up-and-coming names in the field * Provides an indispensable resource for the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society * Available online or as a four-volume print set; visit www.museumstudieshandbooks.com for more information Museum Theory showcases innovative theoretical formations that have defined museum studies and which point the way towards its future. Museum Practice addresses areas of museum work--especially those that have been neglected in the existing critical literature--in order to re-articulate and transcend the theory-practice division. Museum Media focuses on the relationship between museums and media, how media are changing contemporary museums, the role of material objects in museums, and how museums produce different kinds of visitor experience through display design. Museum Transformations addresses the social, cultural, political, and economic developments that are shaping and re-shaping museums.

The International Handbooks of Museum Studies is a multi-volume reference work that represents a state-of-the-art survey of the burgeoning field of museum studies. Featuring original essays by leading international museum experts and emerging scholars, readings cover all aspects of museum theory, practice, debates, and the impact of technologies. The four volumes in the series, divided thematically, offer in-depth treatment of all major issues relating to museum theory; historical and contemporary museum practice; mediations in art, design, and architecture; and the transformations and challenges confronting the museum. In addition to invaluable surveys of current scholarship, the entries include a rich and diverse panoply of examples and original case studies to illuminate the various perspectives. Unprecedented for its in-depth topic coverage and breadth of scholarship, the multi-volume International Handbooks of Museum Studies is an indispensable resource for the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.

General Editors: Sharon Macdonald is Alexander von Humboldt Professor in Sociocultural Anthropology and European Ethnology at the Humboldt University, Berlin. Helen Rees Leahy is Professor of Museology and Director of the Centre for Museology at the University of Manchester. Volume Editors: Museum Theory Andrea Witcomb is Professor and Director of the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asian and the Pacific at Deakin University, Australia. Kylie Message is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University. Museum Practice Conal McCarthy is Associate Professor and Director of the Museum and Heritage Studies program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Museum Media Michelle Henning is Senior Lecturer in Photography and Visual Arts in the Media Department, School of Art, Design and Media at the University of Brighton. Museum Transformations Annie E. Coombes is Professor of Material and Visual Culture at Birkbeck, University of London. Ruth B. Phillips is Canada Research Chair in Modern Culture and Professor of Art History at Carleton University, Canada.