Beyond the Mausoleum
Museums and the Media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5904283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Witcomb (0000-0002-9128-2896, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-33 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x9808900106 |
| OpenAlex | W2213879101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Much of the discussion of the impact of electronic technologies on museums suggests that electronic technologies have been important in displacing the traditional metaphor of museums as mausoleums. This paper supports the move away from this metaphor, but suggests that this is not a recent phenomenon or entirely attributable to the impact of electronic technologies. The rhetorics currently associated with electronic technologies in museums can be better understood as part of a longer history of the relation between museums and the media. This is a history which points to the role of the media in producing a public sphere in which more democratic social relations are possible
Democracy · Electronic media · Emerging technologies · Epistemology · Media studies · Metaphor · New media · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public sphere · Social media · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |