Power and dialogue at the art museum: Sharing authority at issue-based exhibitions

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dc.contributor.authorBlankenship, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-09T16:52:57Z
dc.date.available2010-06-09T16:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description104 p. Examining committee chair: Dr. Phaedra Livingstoneen_US
dc.description.abstractWithin the art museum, diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and interpretations converge and at times clash. Exhibitions of taboo subjects can set the stage for conflicts between the institution and community expectations and values. As relevant social institutions, I feel museums should proactively address contemporary issues in exhibitions in ways that allow visitors to share authority, engage in dialogic experiences, and contribute personal narratives that ideally result in a transformative experience. This research uses a theoretical framework based on the work of Foucault and Bakhtin. A review of the literature is followed by a short case study on the Portland Art Museum’s exhibition Marking Portland: The Art of Tattoo (2009). It concludes with recommendations for ways in which art museums can facilitate dialogic and subsequently, transformative, visitor experiences through the use of technology and storytelling in conjunction with controversial exhibitions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10450
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon project, Arts and Administration Program, M.A.;
dc.subjectArt museums -- Exhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectControversyen_US
dc.subjectExhibitionsen_US
dc.subjectDialogueen_US
dc.subjectStorytellingen_US
dc.subjectInterpretationen_US
dc.subjectSharing authorityen_US
dc.titlePower and dialogue at the art museum: Sharing authority at issue-based exhibitionsen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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