Curating Difficult Knowledge

Curating Difficult Knowledge
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780230319554
ISBN-13 : 0230319556
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Book Synopsis Curating Difficult Knowledge by : E. Lehrer

Download or read book Curating Difficult Knowledge written by E. Lehrer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume inscribes an innovative domain of inquiry, bringing museum and heritage studies to bear on questions of transitional justice, memory and post-conflict reconciliation. As practitioners, artists, curators, activists and academics, the contributors explore the challenges of bearing witness to past conflicts.


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