Steph Berns
Biographic Data
| ID | 10936735 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steph Berns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steph |
| FAMILY NAME | Berns |
| SIGNATURE | BERNS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lancaster University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
In Defense of the Dead: Materializing a Garden of Remembrance in South London
This article examines a campaign to save, protect and convert a once-forgotten paupers’ graveyard in South London into a remembrance garden for the “outcast dead.” A vital component of this campaign was the materializing and maintenance of a roadside shrine on the graveyard’s periphery. This campaign therefore raises questions about nonhuman agency (in terms of the materials that form the shrine, graveyard and garden) and its role in the making a…
Considering the glass case: Material encounters between museums, visitors and religious objects
This article considers the often overlooked, or looked through, museum display case. Glass cases provide physical barriers between museum exhibits and visitors. Their efficacy is what keeps them hidden. But when the case obstructs a visitor-object interaction, their presence becomes strikingly obvious. The usually discerning cases are blamed for disrupting, distancing and inhibiting museum experiences. Yet, cases can facilitate many encounters th…
Hajj journey to the heart of islam
In the presence of saints a visitor-focused account oftreasures of heaven
Considering the glass case: Material encounters between museums, visitors and religious objects
This article considers the often overlooked, or looked through, museum display case. Glass cases provide physical barriers between museum exhibits and visitors. Their efficacy is what keeps them hidden. But when the case obstructs a visitor-object interaction, their presence becomes strikingly obvious. The usually discerning cases are blamed for disrupting, distancing and inhibiting museum experiences. Yet, cases can facilitate many encounters th…
In Defense of the Dead: Materializing a Garden of Remembrance in South London
This article examines a campaign to save, protect and convert a once-forgotten paupers’ graveyard in South London into a remembrance garden for the “outcast dead.” A vital component of this campaign was the materializing and maintenance of a roadside shrine on the graveyard’s periphery. This campaign therefore raises questions about nonhuman agency (in terms of the materials that form the shrine, graveyard and garden) and its role in the making a…
Hajj journey to the heart of islam
In the presence of saints a visitor-focused account oftreasures of heaven
In Defense of the Dead: Materializing a Garden of Remembrance in South London
This article examines a campaign to save, protect and convert a once-forgotten paupers’ graveyard in South London into a remembrance garden for the “outcast dead.” A vital component of this campaign was the materializing and maintenance of a roadside shrine on the graveyard’s periphery. This campaign therefore raises questions about nonhuman agency (in terms of the materials that form the shrine, graveyard and garden) and its role in the making a…
Considering the glass case: Material encounters between museums, visitors and religious objects
This article considers the often overlooked, or looked through, museum display case. Glass cases provide physical barriers between museum exhibits and visitors. Their efficacy is what keeps them hidden. But when the case obstructs a visitor-object interaction, their presence becomes strikingly obvious. The usually discerning cases are blamed for disrupting, distancing and inhibiting museum experiences. Yet, cases can facilitate many encounters th…
Art (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (2 works) · Visitor pattern (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)