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Museums of language and the display of intangible cultural heritage / edited by Margaret J-M. Sönmez, Maia Wellington Gahtan, and Nadia Cannata.

Contributor(s): Cannata Salomone, Nadia [editor.] | Gahtan, Maia W. (Maia Wellington) [editor.] | Sönmez, Margaret J.-M [editor.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge Research in Museum StudiesPublication details: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Description: xviii., 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 9781138589483 (HB); 9781032082417Subject(s): Language and languages -- Museums | Language and culture | Language maintenance | Museum exhibitsLOC classification: P 24 | M87 2020

Contents:

1. Introduction; Part I: Museums of Individual Languages; 2. The Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en-Monument; 3. The Lithuanian Hearth Language Museum; 4. Sòn de Lenga: Espaci Occitan Museum of Occitan Language and Culture, Dronero, Italy; 5. The Adventurous World of the German Language in Köthen Castle; 6. The English Project, Winchester, England; 7. Dove il sì suona: A Journey Through the Italian Language; Part II Museums of Languages, Linguistics, and Language Groups; 8. Operations at Mundolingua; 9. The Canadian Language Museum: Developing Travelling Exhibits; 10.The Ivar Aasen Centre, Ørsta, Norway: The Oldest Language Museum; 11. Esperanto and Planned Languages: The Aims of the Museum and Department; 12. Celebrating Languages and Multilingualism in the UK and Beyond: A Pop-Up Museum of Modern Languages for the UK; 13. Eurotales: A Museum of the Voices of Europe; Part III: Museums of Writing; 14. Champollion, Writing Systems, and the Modern Installation in Figeac; 15. World Writing in a Museum Setting: A Korean Case of a National Museum Plan; 16. The Ancient Chinese Writing System and Shanghai Museum’s Collection of Artifacts; 17. Language Museums in Change: Politics of Memory and Diversity of Language

Summary: "Museums of Language and the Display of Intangible Cultural Heritage presents essays by practitioners based in language museums around the world. Describing their history, mission, and modes of display, contributors demonstrate the important role intangible heritage can and should play in the museum. Arguing that languages are among our most precious forms of cultural heritage, the book also demonstrates that they are at risk of neglect, and endangerment from globalization and linguistic imperialism. Including case studies from across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, this book documents the vital work being done by museums to help preserve languages and make them objects of broad public interest. Divided into three sections, contributions to the book focus on one of three types of museums: museums of individual languages, museums of language groups, both geographic and structural, or museums of writing. The volume presents practical information alongside theoretical discussions and state-of-the-art commentaries concerning the representation of languages and their cultural nature. Museums of Language and the Display of Intangible Cultural Heritage is the first volume to address the subject of language museums."-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National Museum of the Philippines On Display	Non-fiction	P 24 M87 2020 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Available		NMLIB-02268

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Museums of Language and the Display of Intangible Cultural Heritage presents essays by practitioners based in language museums around the world. Describing their history, mission, and modes of display, contributors demonstrate the important role intangible heritage can and should play in the museum. Arguing that languages are among our most precious forms of cultural heritage, the book also demonstrates that they are at risk of neglect, and endangerment from globalization and linguistic imperialism. Including case studies from across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, this book documents the vital work being done by museums to help preserve languages and make them objects of broad public interest. Divided into three sections, contributions to the book focus on one of three types of museums: museums of individual languages, museums of language groups, both geographic and structural, or museums of writing. The volume presents practical information alongside theoretical discussions and state-of-the-art commentaries concerning the representation of languages and their cultural nature. Museums of Language and the Display of Intangible Cultural Heritage is the first volume to address the subject of language museums."-- Provided by publisher.

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