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Explore the deep connection between knowledge and power in this essential collection of essays. Museums, Power, Knowledge provides a look at how institutions function through the lens of Foucault's theories on governing and social processes. This work is a key part of critical museum studies, offering a way to understand how museums have developed over time. Tony Bennett presents a critical genealogy of the public museum, tracing its growth throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By examining these historical developments, the text remains focused on the politics of museums in the modern era. It is a necessary resource for those studying how museums operate as sites of social influence and how they shape our understanding of the world.

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Examines the relationship between knowledge and power within the context of museum studies.

Uses Foucault's accounts of governing to analyze how museums function in society.

Provides a critical genealogy of the public museum from the nineteenth century onward.

Connects historical museum development to the politics of museums in the present day.

Offers strategic engagements with critical theory for students and researchers of museum studies.

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01 November 2017
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