Start date:
October 2017Research Topic:
A Critique of the Social Discourse of MuseumsResearch pathway:
SociologyResearch Supervisor:
Professor Bella DicksSupervising school:
School of Social Sciences, Cardiff UniversityPrimary funding source:
ESRC Wales DTPResearch keywords:
Museum StudiesMy research is an inquiry into, and a critique of the current social discourse of museums, in collaboration with the National Museum of Wales. Some of the central questions my research aims to address, include:
- Of what do museum’s speak when they speak of ‘society’?
- What are the principal determining factors that have influenced the contemporary societal discourse of museums?
- What is the ‘social purpose’ of museums?
- What can be said to constitute ‘social engagement’?
- Can the social practice of museums be said to verify their societal discourse?
Email:
headingtonjj@cardiff.ac.ukAcademia.edu:
https://cardiff.academia.edu/JoshuaHeadington