The Nature of Difference
Forging Arab Asia at the American Museum of Natural History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2277993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amal Sachedina (University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142-155 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Museum Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-8339 • E-ISSN: 1548-1379 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-1379.2011.01114.x |
| OpenAlex | W2144924129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Since 9/11, an increasing number of educational initiatives have called for facilitating intercultural understanding and knowledge of the Arab world. In terms of defusing conflict across cultural and religious lines, toleration is regarded as a key virtue, although this concept is not confined to a post-9/11 world. Inaugurated in 1980, the Hall of Asian Peoples at the American Museum of Natural History was designed with such an end in mind. The exhibition is framed by contradictory strands woven from the beliefs and ambitions of the curator, collector, and sponsors. An exploration of these themes enables us to analyze how culture itself is defined and politicized within a rubric of toleration. Furthermore, an examination of the exhibition hall's captions, labels, and catalogues reveals how an ethic of toleration can also become a means of regulating boundaries and creating a hierarchy of differences, and thereby generating a troubling political and intellectual undercurrent. From these subtexts, I aim to unravel the political and intellectual dimensions inherent in the process of forging representations of Asia, specifically "Arab Asia
Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Writing Culture
Voices of Modernity
Regulating Aversion
Nationalist Postnationalism
Anthropology as Cultural Critique
Culture In Political Theory
Post-Colonialism and the Political Imagination
Not Really Pacific Voices
Weirs in the River of Time
Secularism, Hermeneutics, and Empire
Telling, Showing, Showing off
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |