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Cooper, Angela Suk.

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Portrayals of Native Americans in Museums: What Are Visitors Learning?

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Portrayals of Native Americans in Museums: What Are Visitors Learning?/
Author:	Cooper, Angela Suk.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2018,
Description:	200 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-04(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International80-04A(E).
Subject:	Archaeology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=13419051
ISBN:	9780438720206

Portrayals of Native Americans in Museums: What Are Visitors Learning?
Cooper, Angela Suk.

Portrayals of Native Americans in Museums: What Are Visitors Learning? - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018 - 200 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-04(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Tulsa, 2018.

In addition to formal education and the media, people learn about different cultures, people, animals, plants, technology, art, and history through museums. Museums provide additional context to art and artifacts through labels and exhibition design. As a result, there is potential to combat or perpetuate stereotypes of different people. The history of mainstream museums is well known and the literature relating to the history of Tribal museums is growing. However, this research has yet to be applied at mound site museums. Many mound sites have museums or interpretive centers to interpret the archaeology of pre-contact Native Americans. This research explores today's museum visitors beliefs in the Mound Builder myth and similar stereotypes of Native Americans; to ascertain whether their preconceptions changed after a visit through a museum; and finally, to determine if visitors understand that cultures adapt and change (not just disappear or vanish), as ways of understanding descendant groups of mound building Native Americans. This research discusses the history of museums, mound sites, and stereotypes of Native Americans; and how these histories affect museum exhibitions and impact visitor learning. Visitor surveys were conducted at four museums: the Interpretive Center at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the Osage Nation Museum, the Chickasaw Cultural Center, and the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa. Results indicated that visitor preconceptions can change and visitors do learn after going through a museum once; however, not everyone's preconceptions change and some do not learn from the museum. The research is important since it relates to visitor learning at museums, provides a foundation for further research into mound site museums and their impact on the public, and encourages museum professionals to reflect carefully on their presentations of Native Americans.

ISBN: 9780438720206Subjects--Topical Terms:

558412
Archaeology.

Portrayals of Native Americans in Museums: What Are Visitors Learning?
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