Anthropology Museums and the Search for Social Relevancy
| dc.contributor.author | Mills, Hannah Marie | |
| dc.creator | Mills, Hannah Marie | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-17T22:33:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-09-17T22:33:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mills, Hannah Marie. (2012). Anthropology Museums and the Search for Social Relevancy (Bachelor's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/244479 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the recent trend in the museum world of increasing the relevancy of museums exhibits toward the public. It focuses on Anthropology museums and their relationship with the history of the discipline of anthropology and its core theories. Through a literature review and case study examination, I identify key challenges that museums with anthropological content face in trying to increase their significance and impact. By addressing these challenges, this thesis also evaluates the strategies museums have used in the recent past for their relative success and effectiveness. Particular emphasis is placed on the Arizona State Museum's Through the Eyes of the Eagle as a case study, as I was personally involved in the exhibition's process and can therefore share deeper insights into the functioning of that exhibit. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
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| dc.title | Anthropology Museums and the Search for Social Relevancy | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | bachelors | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Honors College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Anthropology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | B.A. | en_US |
| dc.description.admin-note | Removed permission form from PDF and replaced file June 2023 | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-15T23:54:29Z | |
| html.description.abstract | This thesis examines the recent trend in the museum world of increasing the relevancy of museums exhibits toward the public. It focuses on Anthropology museums and their relationship with the history of the discipline of anthropology and its core theories. Through a literature review and case study examination, I identify key challenges that museums with anthropological content face in trying to increase their significance and impact. By addressing these challenges, this thesis also evaluates the strategies museums have used in the recent past for their relative success and effectiveness. Particular emphasis is placed on the Arizona State Museum's Through the Eyes of the Eagle as a case study, as I was personally involved in the exhibition's process and can therefore share deeper insights into the functioning of that exhibit. |
