{"product_id":"the-art-of-minorities-cultural-representation-in-museums-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-paperback","title":"The Art of Minorities: Cultural Representation in Museums of the Middle East and North Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginie Rey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow are issues related to identity representation negotiated in Middle Eastern and North African museums? Can museums provide a suitable canvas for minorities to express their voice? Can narratives change and stereotypes be broken and, if so, what kind of identities are being deployed? Against the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that have shaken the region in recent years, the contributors to this volume interrogate a range of case studies from across the region - examining how museums engage inclusion, diversity and the politics of minority identities. They bring to the fore the region's diversity and sketches a 'museology of disaster' in which minoritised political subjects regain visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores the representation of minority cultures in museums of the Middle East and North Africa How are issues related to identity representation negotiated in Middle Eastern and North African museums? Can museums provide a suitable canvas for minorities to express their voice? Can narratives change and stereotypes be broken and, if so, what kind of identities are being deployed? Against the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that have shaken the region in recent years, the contributors to this volume interrogate a range of case studies from across the region - examining how museums engage inclusion, diversity and the politics of minority identities. They bring to the fore the region's diversity and sketch a 'museology of disaster' in which minoritised political subjects regain visibility. Key Features  Sets out a new way of understanding cultural representations in non-Western museums  Encourages a multidisciplinary\/non-Western-centric reading of Middle Eastern museums  Includes 13 case studies based on fieldwork and archival research in the Middle East  Chapters cover Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey, Syria and the UAE Virginie Rey is a Research Associate at the Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMediating Museums: Exhibiting Material Culture in Tunisia\u003c\/i\u003e (1881-2015) (2019) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMaking Modernity from the Mashrik to the Maghreb\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginie Rey is Research Associate at the Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies at the University of California, Irvine. She is co-editor (with Stephen Pascoe and Paul James) of Making Modernity in the Middle East: From the Mashriq to the Maghreb (Arena Publications, 2015) and is author of Mediating Museums: Tunisian Ethnographic Museums (1881-2016) (Brill, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459284123901,"sku":"9781474443777","price":70.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/V1hUdVNIbXFyTUxFck1iK2pxZWY5UT09.webp?v=1777253270","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-art-of-minorities-cultural-representation-in-museums-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}