Full Description
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.
Contents
1 Introduction. Global Mobilities.
Part I: Frameworks: Theory, Practice, and Policy
2 Museums, Refugees, and Collaborative Social Transformation.
3 European Museums in an Age of Migrations: Twelve Propositions for Twenty-First Century Museums.
Part II: Histories of exiles, refugees, and expatriates
4 Forgotten by History: Refugees, Historians, and Museums in Britain.
5 Exhibiting Fraught Histories of Migrations: Museums in Elmina, Ghana.
6 Migration Histories, the Past, and the Politics of Memory at Robben Island.
7 "A Safeguard Against Oblivion": Memorializing French Algeria in the Centre de
Documentation des Français d'Algérie.
Part III: Museums Interpret Emigration and Immigration
8 Polish History, the Polish Diaspora, and the Emigration Museum in Gdynia.
9 The Polish Museum of America: Shaping Cultural Identity.
10 Displaying the Diversity of Community History at Hackney Museum.
11 Restoring and Utilizing the Past: The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.
12 Visitors' Opinions on the Inclusion of Migrants in Museum Exhibitions: Migrant and
Non-Migrant Communities in Greece.
13 Occupying the Immigration Museum: The Sans Papiers of Paris at the Site of Their
National Representation.
14 Longing and Belonging: The Representation of Immigrant Communities in Canadian
Museums.
15 Settling In: Cross-Cultural Engagement at the Oregon Jewish Museum.
Part V: Archives, Digital Collections, and Libraries.
16 Expanding the Boundaries of History: The Expatriate Archive Centre.
17 Beyond Museums: Multicultural Material Heritage Archives in Australia.
18 "Photo Seeks Family": Digitization, Visual Repatriation, and Performative Memory
Work.
19 Libraries and Museums in Norway: Promoting Integrat
