The Idea of a Human Rights Museum

By: Karen Busby and Adam Muller and Andrew Woolford and Jennifer Carter and Clint Curle and Angela Failler and Helen Fallding and Jodi Giesbrecht and Amanda Grzyb and George Jacob and Stephen Jaeger and A. Dirk Moses and Jorge A. Nállim and Ken Norman and Armando Perla and David Petrasek and Ruth B. Phillips and Christopher Powell and Mary Reid and Roger I. Simon and Struan Sinclair

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Synopsis: "The Idea of a Human Rights Museum" is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice. This collection brings together authors from diverse fields—law, cultural studies, museum studies, sociology, history, political science, and literature—to critically assess the potentials and pitfalls of human rights education through “ideas” museums. Accessible, engaging, and informative, the collection’s essays will encourage museum-goers to think more deeply about the content of human rights exhibits. The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first title in the University of Manitoba Press’s Human Rights and Social Justice Series. This series publishes work that explores the quest for social justice and the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, including civil, political, economic, social, collective, and cultural rights.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780887554698
Related ISBNs:: 9780887557828, 9780887554711, 9780887557828
Publisher:: University of Manitoba Press
Date of Addition:: 09/15/17
Copyrighted By:: The Authors
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.