“TheIdeaofaHumanRightsMuseum“isthefirstbooktoexaminetheformationoftheCanadianMuseumforHumanRightsandtosituatethemuseumwithinthecontextoftheinternationalproliferationofsuchinstitutions.Sixteenessaysconsiderthewiderpolitical,culturalandarchitecturalcontextswithinwhichthemuseumphysicallyandconceptuallyevolveddrawingcomparisonsbetweentheCMHRandinstitutionselsewhereintheworldthatemphasizehumanrightsandsocialjustice.Thiscollectionbringstogetherauthorsfromdiversefields--law,culturalstudies,museumstudies,sociology,history,politicalscience,andliterature--tocriticallyassessthepotentialsandpitfallsofhumanrightseducationthrough“ideas“museums.Accessible,engaging,andinformative,thecollection’sessayswillencouragemuseum-goerstothinkmoredeeplyaboutthecontentofhumanrightsexhibits.TheIdeaofaHumanRightsMuseumisthefirsttitleintheUniversityofManitobaPress’sHumanRightsandSocialJusticeSeries.Thisseriespublishesworkthatexploresthequestforsocialjusticeandthebasicrightsandfreedomstowhichallhumanbeingsareentitled,includingcivil,political,economic,social,collective,andculturalrights.
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