Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Anthropology

Content Description

1 online resource (43 pages) : color illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Walter Little

Committee Members

Louise Burkhart

Keywords

Museum exhibits, Museum techniques, Indians of Mexico, Indians of Central America, Ethnology, Material culture

Subject Categories

History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Museum Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Abstract

Museums act as knowledge production centers for cultural objects. The knowledge produced and distributed frequently portrays the Other as being immobilized in ethnostatic history. Models and modes of representation serve to reinforce these perceptions, rather than aid in the development of new forms of knowledge production. Through the discussion of these models, my research presents new theoretical perspectives for the agencies within the museum, and proposes possible new models for displaying objects from other cultures and the dialogues around said objects.

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