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Pursuing Wellness Museums & Social Issues 5:2 Thematic Issue

Pursuing Wellness: Museums & Social Issues 5:2 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By John Fraser, Judith Koke
September 30, 2010

First published in 2010 as a volume of Museums and Social Issues, A Journal of Reflective Discourse as Volume 5, number 2. What does wellness really mean? How do we enjoy the experience of being well or honor good health? What does it take to Pro-actively court the most positive potential for your ...

Science & Civic Life Museums & Social Issues 4:1 Thematic Issue

Science & Civic Life: Museums & Social Issues 4:1 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By Kris Morrissey, Robert Garfinkle
March 31, 2009

This book promotes the idea and the practice of a scientific culture in science museums, art museums, gardens, libraries, coffee houses, school meetings and social gatherings. It encourages common man to think about, use and sometimes contribute to science....

Immigrants in America Museums & Social Issues 3:2 Thematic Issue

Immigrants in America: Museums & Social Issues 3:2 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By Kris Morrissey, Ron Chew
September 30, 2008

This book focuses on new patterns of settlement, emphasizing the economic factors and types of industries drawing immigrants away from gateway areas in America. It highlights prejudice while non-immigrants become accustomed to immigrant neighbors....

Eating Together in Our Changing World Museums & Social Issues 7:1 Thematic Issue

Eating Together in Our Changing World: Museums & Social Issues 7:1 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By Kris Morrissey, Emily Sparling
March 31, 2012

This book provides glimpses into the vast food movement in America and around the world, and explores the intersection of the food movement and museum practice. It describes the myriad ways that museums are engaging with their communities and their own operations around food and food issues....

Social Relevance Circa 2012 Museums & Social Issues 6:2 Thematic Issue

Social Relevance Circa 2012: Museums & Social Issues 6:2 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By Kris Morrissey, Elizabeth Wood
September 30, 2011

This book explores the place of museums in addressing a goal the University of Washington staunchly supports—to make the world a better place through education and research. It describes the interpretation of identity across the realm of museum work and social issues....

Open(ing) Authority Through Community Engagement Museums & Social Issues 7:2 Thematic Issue

Open(ing) Authority Through Community Engagement: Museums & Social Issues 7:2 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By Elizabeth A Bollwerk, Natalye B Tate, Robert P Connolly
September 30, 2012

First Published in 2016. Part of the journal on reflective discourse, museums and social issues, Volume 7, number 2 is concerned with opening authority through community engagement and includes articles on a variety of topics....

Where is Queer? Museums & Social Issues 3:1 Thematic Issue

Where is Queer?: Museums & Social Issues 3:1 Thematic Issue

1st Edition

Edited By John Fraser, Joe E Heimlich
March 31, 2008

This book addresses heteronormativism, a concept that is extremely important for understanding visitors' ability to feel welcome in our spaces. It looks at homophobia and queer identities: the lack of a material culture to represent what is unique about sexual identity in society....

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