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January 24, 2012 by kristin

An Experiential Thought with a Touch of Dance

Because I don’t have the Critical Theory background that is supporting a lot of the discussion here, I’m focusing on my own experiential knowledge: Though we are dealing with databases of objects (Manovich), and hence the stories, memories and experiences with these objects that reflect cultural lives (Clifford), we also engage in the political debate […]

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January 24, 2012 by diana

Musings on Theoretical Cocktails

Problematic and predictable “rhetorical strategies” of postcolonial museum scholarship, as described by Michael Brown (2009): Comb the archives for objectionable, racist declarations by long-dead museum employees, mix in a bit of authorial hand wringing about a troubling exhibit label or two, flavor with a dollop of Foucault and a dash of Gramsci, shake vigorously, serve. […]