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Kvinnogestaltning i utställningar: Hur det berättas om kvinnor i antika kulturer
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of ALM.
2018 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Representations of Women in Exhibitions : How Women are Presented in Exhibitions on Ancient Cultures (English)
Abstract [en]

This study examines how women are represented in exhibitions about the ancient cultures of Greece, Rome and Egypt. The two museums which have been studied are the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm and the British Museum in London. Observations of the exhibitions, notes and interviews with museum personnel are the methods used in this study. The theory used is gender theory, focussing on Yvonne Hirdman’s gender system.

The purpose of the study is to examine how the museums are working with representing women in ancient cultures, what objects are exhibited that relates to women and how museum teachers include women in tours. The study shows that women are represented in different degrees in the exhibitions and are much less included in texts. The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities have the ambition and interest from the personnel to review their exhibits to include a broader perspective where women are better represented.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018. , p. 80
Series
Uppsatser inom musei- & kulturarvsvetenskap, ISSN 1651-6079 ; 130
Keywords [en]
Women, the Ancient World, Gender and Museums, Exhibits, Museum of Mediterrranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, British Museum
Keywords [sv]
Kvinnor, antiken, genus och museer, utställningar, Medelhavsmuseet, British Museum
National Category
Cultural Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-370030Local ID: 130OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-370030DiVA, id: diva2:1272181
Subject / course
Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies
Educational program
Master Programme in ALM
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Available from: 2018-12-20 Created: 2018-12-18 Last updated: 2018-12-20Bibliographically approved

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