Bound by sea and pressed for time
Geographical and transient dimensions of seafaring heritage in two Australian maritime museums
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5701413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William M Taylor (0000-0002-2629-5578, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 400-417 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2011.647863 |
| OpenAlex | W2018721615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
Of the different museums commemorating Australia’s past perhaps none are more popular – or potentially problematic, philosophically, aesthetically and politically – than maritime museums. In recent years there has been considerable interest in the nation’s seafaring history, helped along by new museums established on both sides of the country. Like any museum dealing with the past, maritime museums are no less likely than others to make for anachronistic history. They may ignore or fail to take their cue from a past composed of varied and different sensibilities and experiences to our own in order to compose a comprehensive account of seafaring cultures. Perhaps this is even more likely given the tendency to treat the sea, ships and boats with forgetfulness and nostalgia. However, in Australia, is this romance sustainable given the complexities of the nation’s maritime heritage? This paper explores the latent messages of two Australian maritime museums to show how the narratives conveyed therein are variations on the theme of ‘transience’. It describes how exhibits and displays work to manipulate the geographical and temporal aspects of seafaring so they make all arrivals largely inevitable and relative to one place and nation: Australia
Aesthetics · Anachronism · Art · Art history · Happening · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Romance · Sociology · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |