A detailed look at how South Africa's museum present the nation's past, and how they can serve as a lens for examining changes in South African society at large.

Autorentext
STEVEN C. DUBIN is Professor of Arts Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Inhalt
Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough and Change in South African Museums The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others" "A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past "The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies