Global mobilities : refugees, exiles, and immigrants in museums and archives / edited by Amy K. Levin.

Contributor(s):

Levin, Amy K [editor of compilation.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017Description: xxii, 499 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138906327 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

069 GLO 23 010716

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Global Mobilities / Amy K. Levin -- pt. I Frameworks: theory, practice, and policy -- 2. Museums, refugees, and collaborative social transformation / William Westerman -- 3. European museums in an age of migrations: twelve propositions for twenty-first-century museums / Elena Montanari -- pt. II Histories of exiles, refugees, and expatriates -- 4. Forgotten by history: refugees, historians, and museums in Britain / Philip Marfleet -- 5. Exhibiting fraught histories of migrations: museums in Elmina, Ghana / Neelima Jeychandran -- 6. Migration histories, the past, and the politics of memory at Robben Island Museum / Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi -- 7. "A Safeguard Against Oblivion": memorializing French Algeria in the Centre de Documentation des Francais d'Algerie / Laura Jeanne Sims -- pt. III Museums interpret emigration and immigration -- 8. Polish history, the Polish diaspora, and the Emigration Museum in Gdynia / Marcin Szerle -- 9. Polish Museum of America: shaping cultural identity / Rosa M. Cabrera -- 10. Displaying the diversity of community history at Hackney Museum / Amy K. Levin -- 11. Restoring and utilizing the past: the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum / Jennifer E. Michaels -- pt. IV Becoming a minority: identities and new populations -- 12. Visitors' opinions on the inclusion of migrants in museum exhibitions: migrant and non-migrant communities in Greece / Alexandra Bounia -- 13. Occupying the Immigration Museum: the Sans Papiers of Paris at the site of their national representation / Robin Ostow -- 14. Longing and belonging: the representation of immigrant communities in Canadian museums / Elise Weinstein Dintsman -- 15. Settling In: cross-cultural engagement at the Oregon Jewish Museum / Judith Margles -- pt. V Archives, digital collections, and libraries -- 16. Expanding the boundaries of history: the Expatriate Archive Centre / Sarah Bringhurst Familia -- 17. Beyond museums: multicultural material heritage archives in Australia / Helen Light -- 18. Photo Seeks Family: digitization, visual repatriation, and performative memory work / Randi Marselis -- 19. Libraries and museums in Norway: promoting integration in the land of gender equality / Jana Sverdljuk -- pt. VI Case Studies -- US borders and borderlands -- 20. "Isle of Home" is always on your mind: subjectivity and space at Ellis Island Immigration Museum / Joanne Maddern -- 21. Residues of border control / Ines Valdez -- Artists and Global Mobility -- 22. California modernism, European emigre artists, and the summer sessions at Mills College in Oakland, California / Isabel Wunsche -- 23. Thank you for coming: notes on labels, language, and living a life / Michael Petry -- 24. "I will freely circulate in the intermediate space": Cahun and Moore's resistance to gender and national boundaries / Amy K. Levin -- 25. Conclusion: tomorrow's heritage of migration / Amy K. Levin.

Scope and content: "Global Mobilities illustrates the significant engagement of museums and archives with populations that have experienced forced or willing migration: emigrants, exiles, refugees, asylum seekers, and others. The volume explores the role of public institutions in the politics of integration and cultural diversity, analyzing their efforts to further the inclusion of racial and ethnic minority populations. Emphasizing the importance of cross-cultural knowledge and exchange, global case studies examine the conflicts inherent in such efforts, considering key issues such as whether to focus on origins or destinations, as well as whether assimilation, integration, or an entirely new model would be the most effective approach. This collection provides an insight into diverse perspectives, not only of museum practitioners and scholars, but also the voices of artists, visitors, undocumented immigrants, and other members of source communities. Global Mobilities is an often provocative and thought-inspiring resource which offers a comprehensive overview of the field for those interested in understanding its complexities"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Global Mobilities / Amy K. Levin --
pt. I Frameworks: theory, practice, and policy --
2. Museums, refugees, and collaborative social transformation / William Westerman --
3. European museums in an age of migrations: twelve propositions for twenty-first-century museums / Elena Montanari --
pt. II Histories of exiles, refugees, and expatriates --
4. Forgotten by history: refugees, historians, and museums in Britain / Philip Marfleet --
5. Exhibiting fraught histories of migrations: museums in Elmina, Ghana / Neelima Jeychandran --
6. Migration histories, the past, and the politics of memory at Robben Island Museum / Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi --
7. "A Safeguard Against Oblivion": memorializing French Algeria in the Centre de Documentation des Francais d'Algerie / Laura Jeanne Sims --
pt. III Museums interpret emigration and immigration --
8. Polish history, the Polish diaspora, and the Emigration Museum in Gdynia / Marcin Szerle --
9. Polish Museum of America: shaping cultural identity / Rosa M. Cabrera --
10. Displaying the diversity of community history at Hackney Museum / Amy K. Levin --
11. Restoring and utilizing the past: the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum / Jennifer E. Michaels --
pt. IV Becoming a minority: identities and new populations --
12. Visitors' opinions on the inclusion of migrants in museum exhibitions: migrant and non-migrant communities in Greece / Alexandra Bounia --
13. Occupying the Immigration Museum: the Sans Papiers of Paris at the site of their national representation / Robin Ostow --
14. Longing and belonging: the representation of immigrant communities in Canadian museums / Elise Weinstein Dintsman --
15. Settling In: cross-cultural engagement at the Oregon Jewish Museum / Judith Margles --
pt. V Archives, digital collections, and libraries --
16. Expanding the boundaries of history: the Expatriate Archive Centre / Sarah Bringhurst Familia --
17. Beyond museums: multicultural material heritage archives in Australia / Helen Light --
18. Photo Seeks Family: digitization, visual repatriation, and performative memory work / Randi Marselis --
19. Libraries and museums in Norway: promoting integration in the land of gender equality / Jana Sverdljuk --
pt. VI Case Studies --
US borders and borderlands --
20. "Isle of Home" is always on your mind: subjectivity and space at Ellis Island Immigration Museum / Joanne Maddern --
21. Residues of border control / Ines Valdez --
Artists and Global Mobility --
22. California modernism, European emigre artists, and the summer sessions at Mills College in Oakland, California / Isabel Wunsche --
23. Thank you for coming: notes on labels, language, and living a life / Michael Petry --
24. "I will freely circulate in the intermediate space": Cahun and Moore's resistance to gender and national boundaries / Amy K. Levin --
25. Conclusion: tomorrow's heritage of migration / Amy K. Levin.

"Global Mobilities illustrates the significant engagement of museums and archives with populations that have experienced forced or willing migration: emigrants, exiles, refugees, asylum seekers, and others. The volume explores the role of public institutions in the politics of integration and cultural diversity, analyzing their efforts to further the inclusion of racial and ethnic minority populations. Emphasizing the importance of cross-cultural knowledge and exchange, global case studies examine the conflicts inherent in such efforts, considering key issues such as whether to focus on origins or destinations, as well as whether assimilation, integration, or an entirely new model would be the most effective approach. This collection provides an insight into diverse perspectives, not only of museum practitioners and scholars, but also the voices of artists, visitors, undocumented immigrants, and other members of source communities. Global Mobilities is an often provocative and thought-inspiring resource which offers a comprehensive overview of the field for those interested in understanding its complexities"--Provided by publisher.

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