Doing Diversity in Museums and Heritage

A Berlin Ethnography

Sharon Macdonald editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:24th Nov '22

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The museum and heritage sector has been shaken by debates over how to address colonialism, migration, Islamophobia, LGBTI+ and multiple other forms of difference. This major multi-researcher ethnography of museums and heritage in Berlin provides new insight into how ›diversity‹ is understood and put into action in museums and heritage. Exploring new initiatives and approaches, the book shows how these work – or do not – in practice. By doing so, it highlights ways forward – for research and action – for the future. The fieldwork locations on which this book is based include the Humboldt Forum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Museum für Naturkunde, and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, as well as Berlin streets and protests.

»Gerade in Zeiten, in denen rechtspopulistische und rechtsextreme politische Parteien neuen Aufschwung in Europa und weltweit erhalten, verspricht der in diesem Band vorgestellte Forschungsansatz komplexere Antworten auf die Frage zu liefern, wie ganz praktisch demokratisierende und diversifiziernde Veränderungen umsetzbar sind.«

* Brigita Malencia, Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde, 23.08.2024 *

»Der Band [liefert] einen guten Ein- und Überblick in die Forschungen am CARMAH.«

* Thomas Thiemeyer, Zeitschrift für Empirische Kulturwissenschaft, 1_(2024) *

Besprochen in:

https://respatrimoni.wordpress.com, 11.12.2022


»Der Sammelband ist wirklich außerordentlich informativ und anregend und verdeutlicht sehr gut, dass der praxeologische Zugang zur Bestimmung von Diversität bestens funktioniert.«

* Stephan Conermann, Anthropos, 120 (2025) *

»At a time when right-wing populist and far-right political parties are gaining new momentum in Europe and around the world, the research approach presented in this volume promises to provide more nuanced answers to the question of how changes that promote democratisation and diversity can be implemented in practice.« (translated from German)

* Brigita Malencia, Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde, 23.08.2024 *

»The volume [provides] a good introduction and overview of the research carried out at CARMAH.«

* Thomas Thiemeyer, Zeitschrift für Empirische Kulturwissenschaft, 1_(2024) *

»This anthology is truly exceptionally informative and thought-provoking, and clearly demonstrates that the praxeological approach to defining diversity works extremely well.« (translated from German)

* Stephan Conermann, Anthropos, 120 (2025) *

Reviewed in:

https://respatrimoni.wordpress.com, 11.12.2022

ISBN: 9783837664096

Dimensions: 24mm x 16mm x 2mm

Weight: 567g

324 pages