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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Panganayi Thondhlana , Jesmael Mataga (Sol Plaatje University, South Africa) , Dawson MunjeriPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367621759ISBN 10: 0367621754 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 27 May 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents"Introduction: Chapter 1: Museum diversity in Africa: museums, related exhibitionary institutions and non-state players; Part I: Colonial museology, ""un-inherited pasts"" and decolonial possibilities- Chapter 2: Saving Modern Heritage: The National Railways of Zimbabwe’s Railways Museum, Bulawayo; Chapter 3: Legacies of the British Empire: Remembering Rhodes at the Rhodes Nyanga Historical Exhibition, Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe; Chapter 4: Colonial Wounds and The Demand for Social Justice: The Case of The Murray MacDougall Museum; Chapter 5: Museums in Small Places: The Milton High School Museum, Bulawayo; Chapter 6: Colonial Vestiges, Difficult Heritage, and The Post-Colony: Rescuing Ian Smith’s Collections at The Gwenoro Ecomuseum, Shurugwi; Part II: Liberation heritage; museum-making, and new narratives- Chapter 7 African Liberation Heritage in The Post-Colonial Period: The Museumisation of Joshua Nkomo’s House in Bulawayo; Chapter 8: Liberation Heritage And ""Patriotic History"": Preserving the Legacy of the ‘Soul of The Nation’ At KwaVaMuzenda House Museum; Part III: Independent players, communities, and cultural rights- Chapter 9: Independent Living Museums, Intangible Heritage, and Sustainability: The Kambako Living Museum, Chiredzi; Chapter 10: Local Narratives and Decolonised Knowledge Production at Amagugu International Heritage Centre, Matobo District; Chapter 11: Cultural Restoration, Self-Representation, and Community Development: A Case Study of Paiyapo Arts Development and Heritage Centre, Chipinge; Chapter 12: African Aesthetics and Decolonial Aesthesis: Revisiting the Art and Non-Art Debate At The Independent Art Museum In Masvingo; Chapter 13: Towards Community-Driven Curatorship: Traditional Chiefs and Cultural Connoisseurs at The Avuxeni Community Museum, Chiredzi South District; Index."ReviewsAuthor Information"Thomas P. Thondhlana holds an MSc in Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials and a PhD in Archaeology both from the University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. He is currently the holder of the UNESCO Chair on African Heritage and Director of the Centre for Culture and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University. He is also serving as a member of the National World Heritage Committee and Standing Committee on Culture in Zimbabwe. His research interests cut across several areas which include pre-colonial mining and metallurgy, archaeological science, cultural entrepreneurship, cultural economics, liberation heritage, and museology. He is a co-editor of the book entitled ""African Museums in the Making: Reflections on the Politics of Material and Public Culture in Zimbabwe"" (2015, Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group). Jesmael Mataga is an Associate Professor and the inaugural Head of the School of Humanities at the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) in South Africa. He has experience in museums and heritage management with interests in museum curation, communities and museums, heritage and communities, intangible cultural heritage, cultural diversity, and UNESCO conventions. Before joining the Sol Plaatje University, he taught in Culture and Heritage Studies programmes, at the National University of Lesotho and the University of Zimbabwe. He started his career as a curator with the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. His recent work includes a co-written book, Museums as Agents for Social Change (2021, Routledge). Dawson Munjeri is a Research Professor at the Centre for Culture and Heritage Studies at the Great Zimbabwe University since March 2018. He is one of the most experienced scholars in the cultural and natural heritage field from Zimbabwe. He was instrumental in setting up the ‘Oral traditions/history’ programme of the National Archives of Zimbabwe (1978 -1983). Between 1984 and 2001 he served in various capacities and eventually became the Executive Director of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ). From March 2002 to December 2017 he was with the Zimbabwe Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in Paris. He has published over fifty book chapters and articles in refereed journals on both tangible and intangible heritage. He holds a PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Centre d’ Etudes Diplomatique et Strategies, Paris. His PhD research was entitled: ‘An Analytical Approach to International Treaties on Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Context of Sub-Saharan Africa’." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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