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The National Museum of the American Indian : critical conversations / edited by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb.

Lonetree, Amy. (Added Author). Cobb, Amanda J., 1970- (Added Author).

Summary:

"This first comprehensive look at the National Museum of the American Indian encompasses a variety of perspectives, including those of Natives and non-Natives, museum employees, and outside scholars across disciplines such as cultural studies and criticism, art history, history, museum studies, anthropology, ethnic studies, and Native American studies. The contributors engage in critical dialogues about key aspects of the museum's origin, exhibits, significance, and the relationship between Native Americans and other related museums."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803211117 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0803211112 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxx, 475 p., [10] p. of plates : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb -- Conversation 1: History and Development -- 1. A New Thing? -- The National Museum of the American Indian in Historical and Institutional Context / Ira Jacknis -- 2. Decolonizing the "Nation's Attic" -- The National Museum of the American Indian and the Politics of Knowledge-Making in a National Space / Patricia Pierce Erikson -- 3. Concourse and Periphery -- Planning the National Museum of the American Indian / Judith Ostrowitz -- Conversation 2: Indigenous Methodology and Community Collaboration -- 4. Critical Reflections on the Our Peoples Exhibit -- A Curator's Perspective / Paul Chaat Smith -- 5. Collaborative Exhibit Development at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian / Cynthia Chavez Lamar -- 6. The Making of Who We Are -- Now Showing at the National Museum of the American Indian Lelawi Theater / Beverly R. Singer -- Conversation 3: Interpretations and Response -- 7. Gym Shoes, Maps, and Passports, Oh My! -- Creating Community or Creating Chaos at the National Museum of the American Indian? / Elizabeth Archuleta -- 8. "Indian Country" on the National Mall -- The Mainstream Press versus the National Museum of the American Indian / Aldona Jonaitis and Janet Catherine Berlo -- 9. What Are Our Expectations Telling Us? -- Encounters with the National Museum of the American Indian / Gwyneira Isaac -- 10. No Sense of the Struggle -- Creating a Context for Survivance at the National Museum of the American Indian / Sonya Atalay -- 11. (Un)disturbing Exhibitions -- Indigenous Historical Memory at the National Museum of the American Indian / Myla Vicenti Carpio -- 12. "Acknowledging the Truth of History" -- Missed Opportunities at the National Museum of the American Indian / Amy Lonetree -- Conversation 4: Questions of Nation and Identity -- 13. The National Museum of the American Indian as Cultural Sovereignty / Amanda J. Cobb -- 14. Performing Reconciliation at the National Museum of the American Indian -- Postcolonial Rapprochement and the Politics of Historical Closure / Pauline Wakeham -- 15. "South of the Border" at the National Museum of the American Indian / Robin Maria DeLugan -- 16. Inside Out and Outside In -- Re-presenting Native North America at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the National Museum of the American Indian / Ruth B. Phillips -- 17. The National Museum of the American Indian and the Siting of Identity / Mario A. Caro.