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Reflections of a Culture Broker: A View From the Smithsonian Paperback - 1997

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Title Reflections of a Culture Broker: A View From the Smithsonian
Author Kurin, Richard
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition
Condition Used - Very Good
Pages 332
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Date 17/11/1997 00:00:01
Illustrated Yes
Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000329378
ISBN 9781560987574 / 156098757X
Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
Dimensions 8.97 x 6.07 x 0.8 in (22.78 x 15.42 x 2.03 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Culture conflict - United States, United States - Cultural policy
Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-6974
Dewey Decimal Code 069.097

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Richard Kurin, formerly director of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, is Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Written by the director of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Studies, this book is not an "official" accounting of Smithsonian policies, activities, and decisions but a personal essay based on firsthand knowledge. Intending to present a sorely needed casebook of professional practice for "culture brokers," Kurin offers a descriptive and analytic view of the process by which various types of major cultural presentations such as exhibits, museums, and festivals are developed, enacted, and situated. Regarding the Enola Gay controversy, he discusses the complex concept of "the search for truth and narrative" within "multiparadigmatic, deconstructed frameworks that make multiple versions of reality a fact of life." Kurin concludes that curation is process-oriented, not static, and is "a proactive effort to serve the public, increase understandability, and use the museum as a vehicle of inter- and intracultural communication." This down-to-earth, enjoyable, and thought-provoking title is highly recommended.? (from Library Journal; Jennifer L.S. Moldwin, Detroit Inst. of Arts Lib. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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