Podcasts by Museums in contemporary society - for iPad/Mac/PC
What are museums for? In this album we look behind the displays to reveal the conflicting roles, power struggles and ethical dilemmas that affect museums today. Once the undisputed sources of authority on the objects in their care, museums now have to justify their decisions to the government, to their audiences, sometimes even to vociferous pagans. The challenge is to reach out to new audiences and devise new ways of communicating with them. The rewards are many: to maintain status and respect, to win hearts and influence people, even to foster a warm sense of nationhood. This album also contains academic perspectives from Tim Benton, Professor of Art History at The Open University; Laurajane Smith, Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York; and Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University.
This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- Museums in contemporary society from 2009-07-15T01:52:25
An introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- Secrets of the V&A from 2009-07-15T01:51:25
The director, staff and visitors to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London talk about the museum's role and what they see as the source of its success.
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Transcript -- Redefining the V&A from 2009-07-15T01:50:25
Dragging the Victoria and Albert Museum's British galleries into the twenty-first century was a masssive undertaking. Here's how they did it.
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Global heritage: course taster from 2009-07-15T01:49:26
A sample of some of the ideas and case studies covered in the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- Global heritage: course taster from 2009-07-15T01:49:25
A sample of some of the ideas and case studies covered in the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- AHD and global heritage from 2009-07-15T01:48:25
Dr Rodney Harrison of The Open University explains the importance of AHD within the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- Authorised heritage discourse from 2009-07-15T01:47:25
Dr Laurajane Smith of the University of York explains what she means by authorised heritage discourse.
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Museums and the AHD from 2009-07-15T01:46:26
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University explores the links between museums and authorised heritage discourse.
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Transcript -- Museums and the AHD from 2009-07-15T01:46:25
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University explores the links between museums and authorised heritage discourse.
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Secrets of the V&A perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:45:26
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.
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Transcript -- Secrets of the V&A perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:45:25
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.
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Secrets of the V&A perspective: Laurajane Smith from 2009-07-15T01:44:26
Dr Laurajane Smith of University of York talks about the ideas in the film.
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Transcript -- Secrets of the V&A perspective: Laurajane Smith from 2009-07-15T01:44:25
Dr Laurajane Smith of University of York talks about the ideas in the film.
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Redefining the V&A perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:43:26
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.
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Transcript -- Redefining the V&A perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:43:25
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the film.
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Redefining the V&A perspective" Laurajane Smith from 2009-07-15T01:42:26
Dr Laurajane Smith of University of York talks about the ideas in the film.
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Transcript -- Redefining the V&A perspective" Laurajane Smith from 2009-07-15T01:42:25
Dr Laurajane Smith of University of York talks about the ideas in the film.
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NMS: Reflecting Scotland from 2009-07-15T01:41:26
How the National Museum of Scotland reflects its fledgeling democracy in two contrasting galleries.
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Transcript -- NMS: Reflecting Scotland from 2009-07-15T01:41:25
How the National Museum of Scotland reflects its fledgeling democracy in two contrasting galleries.
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NMS perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:40:26
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the audio.
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Transcript -- NMS perspective: Tim Benton from 2009-07-15T01:40:25
Professor Tim Benton of The Open University talks about the ideas in the audio.
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Pandering to Pagans? from 2009-07-15T01:39:26
How museums in Britain are responding to calls by pagans and other groups to release their control over human remains in their collections.
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Transcript -- Pandering to Pagans? from 2009-07-15T01:39:25
How museums in Britain are responding to calls by pagans and other groups to release their control over human remains in their collections.
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Studying global heritage from 2009-07-15T01:38:26
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about studying The Open University's course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- Studying global heritage from 2009-07-15T01:38:25
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about studying The Open University's course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Global heritage: case studies from 2009-07-15T01:37:26
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about the audio and video case studies that are integral to the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Transcript -- Global heritage: case studies from 2009-07-15T01:37:25
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about the audio and video case studies that are integral to the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
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Critical heritage studies from 2009-07-15T01:36:26
Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies.
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Transcript -- Critical heritage studies from 2009-07-15T01:36:25
Transcript -- Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies.
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Transcript -- Critical heritage studies from 2009-07-15T01:36:25
Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies.
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Redefining the V&A from 2009-07-15T01:32:26
Activities relating to evolution and change in museum practice
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Pandering to Pagans from 2009-07-15T01:30:26
Activities relating to issues surrounding the display of human skeletal remains
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Pandering to Pagans from 2009-07-15T01:30:26
Activities relating to issues surrounding the display of human skeletal remains
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