13521 (v.4) MCA 615 - Museology
| Area: | Faculty of Media, Society and Culture |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | History of museums and collections, sociopolitical construction of heritage in museums. Roles, functions and problems of museums. Interaction of collecting, management, access and interpretation issues in museums. Accountability, stakeholders, museum ethics, curatorial practice. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Introduced the 'new museology'. Provided a contextualised history of Australian museums and their practices. Provided some international comparisons. Introduced contemporary issues and practices in Australian museums. Extended writing, reading and conceptual argument skills. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Bennett, Tony. (1995), The Birth of the Museum: Histories, Discourses, Politics. London, Routledge. Duncan, Carol. (1995), Civilising rituals: inside public art museums. London and New York, Routledge. Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean. (1992), Museums and theShaping of Knowledge. London, Routledge. Karp, Ivan. et al. (1992), Exhibiting Cultures: The poetics and politics of museum display. Washington DC., Smithsonian Institute Press. Karp, Ivan. et al. (1992), Museums and Communities - The Politics of Public Culture. Washington DC., Smithsonian Institute Press. Sherman, Daniel. and Irit, Rogoff. (eds.) (1994), Museum Culture - Histories, Discourses, Spectacles. Media and Society 6. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. Vergo, Peter. (1989), The New Museology. London, Reaktion Books. Witcomb, Andrea. (2003), Re-Imagining the Museum: Beyond the Mausoleum. London, Routledge. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class presentation 10%, Essay (3000 words) 30%, Essay (4000 words) 30%, Exhibition review 20%, Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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