Extreme Collecting - by Graeme Were & J C H King (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting 'difficult' objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and those purchased from the internet, as well as considering human remains, mass produced objects and illicitly traded antiquities. The aim is to apply a critical approach to the rigidity of museums in maintaining essentially nineteenth-century ideas of collecting; and to move towards identifying priorities for collection policies in museums, which are inclusive of acquiring 'difficult' objects. Much of the book engages with the question of the limits to the practice of collecting as a means to think through the implementation of new strategies.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> "<em>We learn a lot [in this volume] about how museums think and work and by implication the self-representation of societies.</em>"<b> - </b><strong>Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale</strong></p> <p> "...<em>the chapters are well written and informative...this volume brings us back to the persistent relevance of objects and collecting to museums. Although architecture and community building have taken center stage in museum discourse, this volume reminds us of what museums continue to do: collect. The primacy of objects in making places, museums, memories, and history remains central to their endeavor.</em>"<b> - </b><strong>Visual Anthropology Review</strong></p> <p> <em>This collection is an interesting concept, composed of telling case studies over a satisfying range of collecting topics... with some consideration of philosophical and theoretical perspectives.</em><b> - </b><strong>Linda Young</strong>, Deakin University</p><br>
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