A Place Not a Place

Museums and libraries inspire us to cross the limits of routine thought, into experiences of reflection and possibility. Each of the essays in A Place Not a Place examines the ways these and other cultural institutions influence us and proposes ways to strengthen their role as advocates for critical thinking and inquiry.

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By David Carr

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction: Reflective Users
Chapter 2 1. The Cognitive Management of Cultural Institutions
Chapter 3 2. What I Saw in the Museum
Chapter 4 3. What I Read in the Library
Chapter 5 4. Wanting, at Ten
Chapter 6 5. Rescuing the User
Chapter 7 6. Reading Beyond the Museum
Chapter 8 7. Five Thoughtful Exercises
Chapter 9 8. Observing Collaboration
Chapter 10 9. What Do We Want
Chapter 11 10. Heroic Life, Learning Life
Chapter 12 11. Memory
Chapter 13 12. A Place Not a Place
Chapter 14 13. Invisible Actions, Invisible Traces