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Carol duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art, and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants. Illustrated with over fifty photos, civilizing rituals merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community. Drawing from both anthropological and philosophical literature, carol duncan begins by exploring the idea of the art museumasritual. Please visit the course list builder to get started. Civilizing rituals treats art museums from a new perspectiveas ritual settings in their own right and as cultural artifacts that are much more than neutral shelters for art. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Civilizing rituals inside public art museums carol duncan 390311.
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