Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context; the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum practice and historical consciousness ndash; how our understanding of the past shapes our sense of the future ndash; consider the modern museumrsquo;s narratives and pedagogical responsibilities and how museums continue to inform our sense of history.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An insightful. validating. concise study of mutually beneficial creative endeavorsBy Howard MandelThe history of black and white Americans meeting and mixing via jazz goes back to the musics origins 100 or so years ago -- and Jewish people have played a vital role. beyond their percentage of the population. not only playing but also producing. presenting. representing. and sometimes finagling over the entertainment-and-art form. Hersch clearly. concisely. insightfully and originally delves into the complexities of the back and forth. essentially symbiotic and in his view (also mine) mutually beneficial relations between African-Americans and Jewish Americans. discussing Louis Armstrong. Willie "the Lion" Smith and Slim Galliard as well as Benny Goodman. Artie Shaw and Norman Granz. taking the story up through Don Byron. John Zorn. Steve Bernstein and Paul Shapiro. The book is detailed and Hersch is an academic. but the book isnt long or pedantic; if youre interested in the subject its compelling and persuasive. Sent me back to listening to records. and rethinking some of the assumptions Ive had. but also validating some of my worked-through opinions. speaking to the positive nature of this creative American enterprise.
