Having and Belonging

Homes and Museums in Israel

AvJudy Jaffe-Schagen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del 5 i serien Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement

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The home and the museum are typically understood as divergent, even oppositional, social realms: whereas one evokes privacy and familial intimacy, the other is conceived of as a public institution oriented around various forms of civic identity. This meticulous, insightful book draws striking connections between both spheres, which play similar roles by housing objects and generating social narratives. Through fascinating explorations of the museums and domestic spaces of eight representative Israeli communities-Chabad, Moroccan, Iraqi, Ethiopian, Russian, Religious-Zionist, Christian Arab, and Muslim Arab-it gives a powerful account of museums' role in state formation, proposing a new approach to collecting and categorizing particularly well-suited to societies in conflict.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement
Antal sidor:233
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781785331343

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Judy Jaffe-Schagen obtained her doctorate in history from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She has extensive experience communicating the results of new scholarship to the public through museum exhibitions and related media. Currently, in affiliation with the Amsterdam School for Heritage and Memory Studies, she is researching the role of museums and memorials in helping migrant groups to become acknowledged and respected within society.

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"There are many books that attempt to place museums in a national and a subnational context, but Having and Belonging's innovative methodology and careful research set it apart. It makes a valuable contribution not only to museology but also to studies of immigration, nationalism, and ethnicity." Steven Lavine, California Institute of the Arts

Innehållsförteckning

A Note about the CoverIllustrationsPreface: Switzerland?AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Establishing collections, building a nationChapter 2. Exhibiting belief: religious objects in a secular instituteMrs Marantz and the Israel MuseumChapter 3. More than one story to tellMrs Sapir-Bergstein and Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish PeopleChapter 4. A migration museum and its visitorsMrs Kaduri and the Babylonian Jewry Heritage CenterImmigrants and their museumChapter 5. Indigenous curation provides a second glanceMr Yeshayahu and Bahalachin, the Ethiopian Jews Cultural CenterChapter 6. Medals rather than high artMr Pens and the Museum of the Jewish Soldier in World War IIChapter 7. On colors and bordersMrs Romem and People of Israel websiteChapter 8. A holiday as objectMrs Salameh and Beit HaGefenChapter 9. The geographical position of art and homeMrs Abu Ilaw and the Umm el Fahem art galleryIntermezzoChapter 10. Belonging: Mechanisms of inclusion and exclusionTo Conclude: Switzerland once moreNotesBibliographyIndex