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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
Field of Education: | 91300 Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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