Museum rhetoric : building civic identity in national spaces /
M. Elizabeth Weiser.
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource.
- The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The rhetorical museum -- The story we tell ourselves -- The object of the story -- Identifying with the museum -- Identifying with the nation -- Alternative identifications -- Conclusion : the museum in the world.
"Examines the role of museums in promoting cultural heritage and national identity, focusing on rhetorical understandings of public space and civic engagement"--Provided by publisher.
9780271080246
Museums--Social aspects. National museums--Social aspects. Rhetoric. Nationalism. Cultural property.