Application of Four-Chain Integration Theory on Cultural Derivative Design — A Case Study of Shanghai History Museum

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Wei Ding ◽  
Xinyao Huang ◽  
Qianyu Zhang ◽  
Xiaolin Li ◽  
Dadi An
Keyword(s):  
Integration Theory ◽  
History Museum

scholarly journals Repatriation in Practice: A Critical Analysis of the Repatriation of Human Remains in New Zealand Museums

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Coralie O’Hara
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Museum Studies ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
History Museum ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Museum Staff ◽  
Museum Practice

<p>The repatriation of human remains from museum collections is becoming increasingly common in museums around the world and particularly in New Zealand. Even the most amicable repatriation cases are complex, requiring a substantial commitment of time, energy and resources from museum staff involved in the negotiation process, to successfully overcome any issues that arise. Although it is known that the repatriation process can be challenging, the literature on the subject in museum studies and related fields focuses on the beneficial outcomes of successful negotiations, rather than explaining what difficulties can be encountered and how they can be solved. This research asks how problems in the repatriation process can be overcome to create mutually rewarding relationships between museums and others involved in the repatriation of human remains. This problem was addressed through a case study of the Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme at Te Papa and three examples of their work: the Natural History Museum in Rouen, France; the British Museum in London; and the Rangitāne o Wairau iwi in New Zealand. Documentary evidence relating to these three repatriation examples was reviewed and the insights of museum staff have been captured through interviews with professionals from Karanga Aotearoa, Auckland Museum and Tairāwhiti Museum in Gisborne. Together these methods provided data that presented a more detailed and rounded picture of the current New Zealand situation regarding the repatriation of human remains. The dissertation concludes by assessing the difficulties in the practical repatriation process and how they have been overcome in New Zealand museums. I argue that repatriation practice, as an important area of museum practice in its own right, requires a flexible approach based on the principle of open-minded engagement with the perspectives of others involved in repatriation negotiations. This approach, focusing on relationships rather than transactions, is a marked departure from more traditional museum practice.</p>

Defining, Constructing, and Communicating Heritage at a "Living History" Museum: The Case of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Beck
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Living History ◽  
First Person ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
History Museum ◽  
The Village ◽  
Living History Museum

The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, an open‐air, living history museum, provides a case study of how heritage is defined and presented. Drawing on David Lowenthal’s conception as heritage as a social construction and Diane Barthel’s idea of “symbolic bankers”, this paper explores how the Village has defined heritage and who has been involved in its definition. This paper will argue that the Village uses heritage to promote the cultural identity of the Ukrainian community while simultaneously strengthening Albertan pride and ‘nationalism’ through recognizing diversity and multiculturalism, but excludes the heritages of First Nations peoples and the other settler nations. The paper then evaluates the effectiveness of the Village’s attempts to portray history and communicate heritage considering the first‐person method of interpretation used and the involvement of the Alberta Government. The paper finds that the limitations of first‐person interpretation and the economic goals of the Alberta Government have led the Village to a position where it risks the trivialization of Ukrainian cultural meanings and the simplification and sanitization of Alberta’s historical narrative.

Ipostaze portretistice. Studiu de caz: împăratul Franz Joseph I

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Claudia M. Bonţa
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
National History ◽  
History Museum

"Portrait Sequences. Case Study: Emperor Franz Joseph I. The paper provides a brief overview of how one of Europe’s longest-lived sovereigns wanted to remain in the memory of posterity. For this purpose, a series of official portraits of Emperor Franz Joseph I were analyzed, noting his preference for several typological series. The Collections of the National History Museum of Transylvania in Cluj-Napoca shelters in its patrimony a series of objects related to the emperor, among which there are a number of three graphic portraits representative for each of the great typological series observed. Keywords: Franz Joseph I, portrait, graphics, 19th century "

A cognitive approach to L2 Russian and Polish: a case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-373
Author(s):  
Vladimir Zherebov ◽  
Ewa Schalley
Keyword(s):  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Conceptual Integration ◽  
Reflexive Pronouns ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Target Languages ◽  
Conceptual Integration Theory

Abstract In this paper we propose a new methodology for teaching third person possessive pronouns in Russian and Polish (его/её/их Russian jego, jej, ich Polish) as opposed to the reflexive pronouns свой (Russian) swój (Polish), which always pose significant problems for students learning these languages. In this paper we maintain that the reason for the problem at hand is cognitive in nature: if such a distinction is not present in the mother tongue of the students, they fail to correctly conceptualize the existing difference in the target languages and consequently use the pronouns in question incorrectly. This is based on lack of correct perception rather than lack of theoretical knowledge. The methodology we suggest is based on the practical application of the leading cognitive theories, in particular the Conceptual Integration theory of Fauconnier and Turner.

Curating Viking objects through customized scrolling: How search engines personalize historical narratives

2021 ◽  
pp. 135485652098626
Author(s):  
Sheenagh Pietrobruno
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Video Content ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Ip Addresses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Search Engine Result ◽  
Swedish History

As museum objects circulate on social media, their narratives shift. This change is explored through social media methods that track the movement of objects from museums to YouTube search engine result pages (SERPs). Since the contents of SERPs are geared to individual Internet provider (IP) addresses, this platform integrates personalization. Social media methods are used to compare the narratives and meanings generated by personalized SERPs on YouTube with the preferred narratives and meanings produced by museums. This correlation is drawn through the case study of the Viking helmet at the Swedish History Museum. First, how narratives are connected to the helmet at the Swedish History Museum is examined in terms of the way that the museum’s exhibitions juxtapose visual and textual information, which is contextualized through communication materials. The stage is then set to examine how the juxtaposition of images, metadata and video content on YouTube further produces narratives related to the helmet. This narrative building, which incorporates personalization into the platform’s production of stories, is facilitated by scrolling, as per the platform’s business strategies. Continuous streams of thumbnails are searched on YouTube SERPs to identify ones depicting helmets, and then, the narratives are identified by analysing the selected thumbnails. Stories take shape through qualitative descriptions of each thumbnail’s helmet imagery in juxtaposition with its corresponding video title and content. The consequent narratives are then compared to those put forward by the Swedish History Museum. An example of a research finding is foregrounded to demonstrate that SERPs personalize narratives. The hermeneutic process underlying the methodological approach shows how personalization algorithms targeting user identities via IP addresses impact the narratives of objects that are mediated and commercialized via social media SERPs. This personalization challenges the social justice aims of museums: the stories that surround objects in museums are not curated to individual tastes and identities but are pitched to promote a plurality of perspectives in order to erode the rigidity of identity categories.

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