The spatial inscription of science in the twentieth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4392295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annie Bergeron (0000-0002-3141-7912, Centre Alexandre Koyré), Charlotte Bigg (0000-0002-4064-2740, Centre Alexandre Koyré) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-132 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2753 • E-ISSN: 1753-8564 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0073275320988399 |
| PMID | 33579167 |
| OpenAlex | W3128662140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
With their landmark architectures, exhibitions and museums of science and technology partake in the spatial inscription of science in twentieth century landscapes. Unlike other beacons of progress, exhibitions and museums of science and technology double up, inside, as material arrangements of objects, visuals and texts aiming to confer meaning onto the modern world. They both embody and seek to order the spectacle of modernity while often being deployed with the aim of promoting particular visions of social and material progress. An approach sensitive to the material, spatial, and experiential dimensions of displaying science and technology suggests that exhibitions and museums were in the twentieth century crucial sites for reflecting upon and promoting particular futures
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Exhibition · Futures contract · Meaning (existential · Modernity · Political science · Sociology · Spectacle · Vision · Visual arts · Anthropology · History · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |