ESRC Funded Collaborative PhD Studentship, 2003-6
Felix Driver (University of London) & Tim Boon (Science Museum)
The Geography of Enthusiasm: Public History, Museums and Spaces
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 7 May.
Full details of project and application process at
http://www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/news/studentship.html
This project will consider the changing geographies of modern museum
culture, and in particular the significance of the developing access agenda,
with particular reference to the history of science, technology and
medicine. It will require a broad engagement with the academic literatures
on access and its multiple meanings (physical, social, economic, cultural
and technological) in the context both of the development of the public
understanding of science debate and of the growth of public history in the
UK and elsewhere. It will also involve a detailed investigation into spatial
relationships between collections, museums and audiences. Experience amongst
museum professionals indicates, in particular, that lay subject enthusiasts
provide a potentially significant audience for the undisplayed reserve
collections of museums. Yet very little is formally known about this
'virtual community' of actual and potential users. What modes of engagement
are likely to be most effective in this context - conventional disp lay,
specially-organised reserve collections, virtual outreach via the world wide
web or physical outreach by taking objects and collections beyond the
museum?
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