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Baker, Abigail and Cooley, Alison (2018) Breaking through the language barrier – bringing ‘dead’ languages to life through sensory and narrative engagement. Museum Management and Curatorship, 33 (5). pp. 428-446. doi:10.1080/09647775.2018.1501601
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2018.1501601
Abstract
Ancient inscriptions can be difficult to understand and off-putting to museum audiences, but they are packed with personal stories and vivid information about the people who made them. This article argues that overcoming the language barrier presented by these objects can offer a deep sense of engagement with the ancient world and explores possible ways of achieving this. It looks at examples of effective approaches from a range of European museums with a particular emphasis on bringing out the sensory, social, and narrative dimensions of these objects. It argues that inscriptions can change the way that museum visitors view the ancient world and empower them to interpret the past for themselves in new and creative ways.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy. P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Inscriptions, Classical languages, Extinct languages, Museums -- Europe | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Museum Management and Curatorship | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0964-7775 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 28 July 2018 | ||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 31 July 2018 | ||||||
| Volume: | 33 | ||||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 428-446 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09647775.2018.1501601 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||
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