{"product_id":"a-companion-to-museum-studies-9781444334050","title":"A Companion to Museum Studies","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Museum Studies\u003c\/i\u003e captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and theoretical stances, including anthropology, art history, history, literature, sociology, cultural studies, and museum studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the complexity of the museum from cultural, political, curatorial, historical and representational perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers traditional subjects, such as space, display, buildings, objects and collecting, and more contemporary challenges such as visiting, commerce, community and experimental exhibition forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Macdonald\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. Her books include \u003ci\u003eTheorizing Museums\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Gordon Fyfe, Blackwell 1996), \u003ci\u003eReimagining Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Display\u003c\/i\u003e (ed., 1998), \u003ci\u003eBehind the Scenes at the Science Museum\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eExhibition Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Paul Basu, Blackwell 2007).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380531237138,"sku":"9781444334050","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d2340d0-caa0-4336-9abc-f73202598a5c.jpg?v=1728683708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-companion-to-museum-studies-9781444334050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}