Resources

Here are links to online papers and resources relevant to the project, as well as a preliminary reference list.

Online papers

Proceedings from the Symposium have been published in the Open Museum Journal, Volume 8 special edition Contest and Contemporary Society: redefining museums in the 21st century

Cameron, F. (2003). Transcending Fear - engaging emotions and opinions - a case for museums in the 21st century. Open Museum Journal, Vol 6 New Museum Developments and the Culture Wars.

Ellison, J. (2003). Re-visioning the Media, Museums & Controversy: A Preliminary Case Study. Open Museum Journal, Vol 6 New Museum Developments and the Culture Wars.

Kelly, L. (2003). Applying Research to Practice: visitors talk about museums. Paper presented at Art Museums as Sites of Communication Symposium, Canberra.

McDonald T. (2001). Developing Body Art. Open Museum Journal, Vol 4 Taboo.

Williams, C. (2001). Beyond Good and Evil? The Taboo in the Contemporary Museum: Strategies for negotiation and representation. Open Museum Journal, Vol 4 Taboo.

Web links

Association of Science and Technology Centres (U.S.)
The Association of Science and Technology Centres is a membership organisation of science centres and museums that focus on furthering the understanding of science. The Resource Centre (http://www.astc.org/resource/index.htm) has a wide range of articles and general information.

Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Information about Volume 128, Number 3 America's Museums featuring articles about controversy and the role of museums.

Information Sources in Museum Studies, University of Leicester Library (U.K.)
This resource offers links to relevant databases as well as annotated links to many significant sites in Museum Studies and related areas. Sites include directories, databases, organisations, and information on printed material.

Journal of Museum Education (U.S.)
Details about this journal with links to Volume 23, Number 3 Too Hot to Handle? Museums and Controversy.

Mouseia, University of Toronto (Canada)
An online resource centre for museologists and museum professionals who are committed to diverse perspectives of museum ideas and practice, with global as well as local stories.

Open Museum Journal, Australian Museums Online
A peer-reviewed online journal containing issues with a number of papers about controversy and museums - see Volume 4 and Volume 6.

Vassar College (U.S.)
Reading list of museums and controversy, with some articles available online.

References

1. Controversy and museums

Appleby, J. (1999). The Diffusion of Knowledge and Controversy. Journal of Museum Education, 23(3), 7-9.

Boyd, W. (1999). Museums as Centres for Controversy. Daedalus, 128(3), 185-228.

Bunch, L.. (1995). Fighting the Good Fight: Museums In An Age Of Uncertainty. Museum News March/April, 32-35.

Butler, S. (1999). Contested Representations: Revisiting Into the Heart of Africa. Canada: Gordon & Breach.

Cameron, F. (2003). Transcending Fear - engaging emotions and opinions - a case for museums in the 21st century. Open Museum Journal, Vol 6 New Museum Developments and the Culture Wars.

Cooks, R. (1999). Is There a Way to Make Controversial Exhibits That Work? Journal of Museum Education, 23(3), 18-20.

Crouch, T. (1997). Risky business: some thoughts on controversial exhibitions. Museum International, 49(3), 8-13.

Durbin, S. (1999). Displays of Power: Controversy in the American Museum from the Enola Gay to Sensation. New York: New York University Press.

Ellison, J. (2003). Re-visioning the Media, Museums & Controversy: A Preliminary Case Study. Open Museum Journal, Vol 6 New Museum Developments and the Culture Wars.

Gurian, E. (1995). A Blurring Of The Boundaries. Curator 38(1), 31-38.

Hancocks, A. (1987). Museum Exhibition As A Tool For Social Awareness. Curator 30(3), 181-192.

Harris, N. (1995). Exhibiting Controversy. Museum News, 74(5), 36-39.

Harrison, J. (1994). Ideas for Museums in the 1990s. Museum Management and Curatorship, 13, 160-176.

Hawitt, M. (1996). An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying The History Of The Enola Gay. New York: Springer Verlag.

Issues Laboratory Collaborative. (1995). Communicating Controversy: Science Museums & Issues Education. Washington D.C: A.S.T. Centres.

Karp, I. & Lavine, S. (Eds). (1991). Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics And Politics Of Museum Display. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Karp, I, Kreamer, C. & Lavine, S. (Eds). (1992). Museums And Communities: The Politics Of Public Culture. Washington D.C. and London: Smithsonian Institution Press.

McConnell, M. (1999). A Controversy Timeline, Journal of Museum Education, 23(3), 4-6.

Macdonald, S. & Fyfe, G. (Eds). (1996). Theorising Museums: Representing Identity & Diversity In A Changing World . Blackwell Publishers.

Macdonald, Sharon (Ed.). (1998). The Politics Of Display: Museums, Science, Culture. London: Routledge.

McDonald T. (2001). Developing Body Art Open Museum Journal, Vol 4 Taboo.

Mahoney, J. (1995). Controversy and Museums: Who Really Wins. Exhibitionist 14(2).

Noble, J. (1995). Controversial Exhibitions and Censorship. Curator, 38(2), 75-77.

Nochlin, L. (1999). Issues and Commentary: in the wake of the "Sensation" uproar, three observers address the work on view at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the controversy surrounding it. Art in America, 87(12), 37.

Noriega, C. (1999). On Museum Row: Aesthetics and the Politics of Exhibition. Daedalus, 128(3), 57-82.

Platt, G. (1990). Controversy: No Longer A Question Of If But When. Museum News, March/April, 40.

Sandell, R. (Ed.). (2001). Museums Society, Inequity. London: Routledge.

Szekeres V. (1992). Exhibiting Conflict - Who Dares? Artlink 12(1), 18-21.

Wallace, M. (1995). The Battle Of The Enola Gay. Museum News July/August, 40-45; 60-62.

Wallace, M. (Ed.). (1996). Mickey Mouse History and other Essays on American Memory. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Williams, C. (2001). Beyond Good and Evil? The Taboo in the Contemporary Museum: Strategies for negotiation and representation. Open Museum Journal, Vol 4 Taboo.

2. Museums and learning: a small selection of readings

Anderson, D. (1997). A Common Wealth: Museums and Learning in the United Kingdom. London: Department of National Heritage.

Dierking, L. (1989). Learning Theory and Learning Styles: An Overview. Journal of Museum Education, 4-6.

Falk, J., & Dierking, L. (2000). Learning from Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.

Griffin, J. (1998). School-Museum Integrated Learning Experiences in Science: A Learning Journey. Unpublished PhD, University of Technology, Sydney.

Hein, G. (1998). Learning in the Museum. London: Routledge.

Hein, G., & Alexander, M. (1998). Museums: Places of Learning. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Museums.

Hooper-Greenhill, E. (2000). Museums and the Interpretation of Visual Culture. London: Routledge.

Jeffery-Clay, K. (1997). Constructivism in Museums: How Museums Create Meaningful Learning Environments. In S. Paris (Ed.), Understanding the Visitor Experience: Theory and Practice, Part 2, Journal of Museum Education (Vol. 23, pp. 3-7). Washington: Museum Education Roundtable.

Kelly, L. (in preparation). Public Spaces, Learning Places: visitors talk about learning and museums. University of Technology, Sydney.

Kelly, L., Savage, G., Landman, P., & Tonkin, S. (2002). Energised, engaged, everywhere: older Australians and museums. Sydney: Australian Museum.

Leinhardt, G., Crowley, K., & Knutson, K. (Eds.). (2002). Learning Conversations in Museums. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Paris, S. (Ed.). Understanding the Visitor Experience: Theory and Practice: Part 1 and 2. Journal of Museum Education. Washington: Museum Education Roundtable.

Paris, S. (Ed.). (2002). Perspectives on Object-Centred Learning in Museums. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Piscitelli, B., & Anderson, D. (2000). Young Children's Learning in Museum Settings. Visitor Studies Today!, 3(3), 3-10.

Sachatello-Sawyer, B., & Fellenz, R. (2001). Listening to Voices of Experience: A National Study of Adult Museum Programs. Journal of Museum Education, 26 (1), 16-21.

Schauble, L., Leinhardt, G., & Martin, L. (1997). A Framework for Organising a Cumulative Research Agenda in Informal Learning Contexts. In S. Paris (Ed.), Understanding the Visitor Experience: Theory and Practice, Part 1, Journal of Museum Education (Vol. 22, pp. 3-8). Washington: Museum Education Roundtable.