Beyond the rational museum : toward a discourse of inclusion Baker, Janice 2008, Beyond the rational museum : toward a discourse of inclusion, International journal of the inclusive museum, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 23-29. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads baker-beyondtherational-2008.pdf Published version application/pdf 456.99KB 215 Title Beyond the rational museum : toward a discourse of inclusion Author(s) Baker, Janice Journal name International journal of the inclusive museum Volume number 1 Issue number 2 Start page 23 End page 29 Total pages 8 Publisher Common Ground Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2008 ISSN 1835-2014 Keyword(s) museum studies affect museum discourse Deleuze Summary Museum discourse is not inclusive in that it neglects or negates the affective potential of museums. Affect is precognitive sensation, it is unexpected, and leaves a more lasting impression than re-cognition. The museum’s role in the shaping of histories, and its origins in class and gender exploitation are important areas of discourse, however, the focus on these issues also limits discourse. Ideologically driven critique seems unable to explain the experiential affect of exhibits of art and material culture. Arguably, an alternative museum with a contradictory set of meanings has always existed alongside the rational museum of critical discourse. Some critics do acknowledge that their disciplines seem unable to grapple with this ‘alternative museum’, however, there is not a critical vocabulary of affect with which to give it appropriate expression. Gilles Deleuze’s philosophical ideas give relevance to affect, and are useful in shaping or ‘shocking’ a way toward a more inclusive critical discourse, which might lead toward more inclusive museum practices. Field of Research 210204 Museum Studies 200204 Cultural Theory 210299 Curatorial and Related Studies not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Common Ground Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30048410 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Alfred Deakin Research Institute Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 18 Sep 2012, 09:58:26 EST Fri, 07 Dec 2012, 10:28:05 EST Fri, 07 Dec 2012, 11:18:42 EST Fri, 07 Dec 2012, 11:22:28 EST Mon, 16 Sep 2013, 10:10:12 EST Thu, 31 Jul 2014, 18:47:12 EST Fri, 01 Aug 2014, 09:56:17 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 20:18:22 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 19:47:22 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:36:12 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 263 Abstract Views, 210 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 18 Sep 2012, 09:58:14 EST by Caroline Victoria Stok

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