Deconstructing museums and memorials in pre- and post-apartheid South Africa

Description

This study examines the ways in which museums and memorials within South
African society commemorate events of the past. Various examples of
museums and memorials are chosen and identified according to the ways in
which they embody postmodern or modern thought. Postmodern and modern
museums are deconstructed according to various post-structural tenets so as
to arrive at a broader understanding on how they are able to remain a
continuously relevant and vital part of contemporary society. / Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology / M.A. (Art History)

Links & Downloads

1. Meents, Tamara Leora (2009) Deconstructing museums and memorials in pre- and post-apartheid South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3399>
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3399

Tags

Post-structuralism

Structuralism

Postmodernism

Deconstruction

Hierarchical Binaries

Othering

Bricoleur

Metaphor

Reconstruction

Meta-narrative

069.968

Museums -- South Africa

Museums -- Political aspects

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/3399
Date	30 June 2010
Creators	Meents, Tamara Leora
Contributors	Potgieter, F. J. (Frederik Johannes)
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Dissertation
Format	1 online resource (122 leaves)