The Idea of a Human Rights Museum
Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, History
| Author: | Angela Failler, Clint Curle, Christopher Powell, Amanda Grzyb, Jodi Giesbrecht, Struan Sinclair, Adam Muller, Helen Fallding, Stephen Jaeger, Mary Reid, Ken Norman, A. Dirk Moses, Roger I. Simon, Ruth B. Phillips, David Petrasek, Andrew Woolford, Armando Perla, Jennifer Carter, Jorge A. Nállim, Karen Busby, George Jacob | ISBN: | 9780887554698 |
| Publisher: | University of Manitoba Press | Publication: | September 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of Manitoba Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Angela Failler, Clint Curle, Christopher Powell, Amanda Grzyb, Jodi Giesbrecht, Struan Sinclair, Adam Muller, Helen Fallding, Stephen Jaeger, Mary Reid, Ken Norman, A. Dirk Moses, Roger I. Simon, Ruth B. Phillips, David Petrasek, Andrew Woolford, Armando Perla, Jennifer Carter, Jorge A. Nállim, Karen Busby, George Jacob |
| ISBN: | 9780887554698 |
| Publisher: | University of Manitoba Press |
| Publication: | September 25, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of Manitoba Press |
| Language: | English |
"The Idea of a Human Rights Museum" is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice. This collection brings together authors from diverse fields—law, cultural studies, museum studies, sociology, history, political science, and literature—to critically assess the potentials and pitfalls of human rights education through “ideas” museums. Accessible, engaging, and informative, the collection’s essays will encourage museum-goers to think more deeply about the content of human rights exhibits. The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first title in the University of Manitoba Press’s Human Rights and Social Justice Series. This series publishes work that explores the quest for social justice and the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, including civil, political, economic, social, collective, and cultural rights.
"The Idea of a Human Rights Museum" is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice. This collection brings together authors from diverse fields—law, cultural studies, museum studies, sociology, history, political science, and literature—to critically assess the potentials and pitfalls of human rights education through “ideas” museums. Accessible, engaging, and informative, the collection’s essays will encourage museum-goers to think more deeply about the content of human rights exhibits. The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first title in the University of Manitoba Press’s Human Rights and Social Justice Series. This series publishes work that explores the quest for social justice and the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, including civil, political, economic, social, collective, and cultural rights.
