Museum predicaments : (re) considering institutional forms and controversy in global risk society

Fiona Cameron

Museum predicaments : (re) considering institutional forms and controversy in global risk society

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

![CDATA[This research suggests that relationships between museums and audiences in the engagement of controversial topics require a new account of self as a symbolic project that is self-acting, more open-ended and reflexive. According to 80% of audiences surveyed, institutions are seen as having the power to challenge people’s ways of thinking and shift an individuals’ point of view.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Connecting Society and Science: Proceedings of the Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium, September 8, 2008, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Publisher	Giant Screen Cinema Association
Pages	54-66
Number of pages	13
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	The Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium - Duration: 8 Sept 2008 → …

Conference

Conference	The Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium
Period	8/09/08 → …

Keywords

museums
arts and society

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Cameron, F 2008, Museum predicaments : (re) considering institutional forms and controversy in global risk society. in Connecting Society and Science: Proceedings of the Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium, September 8, 2008, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Giant Screen Cinema Association, pp. 54-66, The Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium, 8/09/08.

Museum predicaments : (re) considering institutional forms and controversy in global risk society. / Cameron, Fiona.
Connecting Society and Science: Proceedings of the Greater Potential of Giant Screen Experiences Symposium, September 8, 2008, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Giant Screen Cinema Association, 2008. p. 54-66.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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