Confronting Colonial Narratives: How Destination Museum Exhibits Can Sustainably Engage with Social Justices Issues DOI Creative Commons
Scott R. Sanders, Michael R. Cope,

Taryn J. Frerichs

и другие.

Tourism and Hospitality, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6(2), С. 58 - 58

Опубликована: Март 30, 2025

As museums serve as major tourist destinations, ensuring the sustainable presentation of exhibits addressing social justice issues, such colonial legacies, is increasingly critical. This study examines how one destination museum engaged with its past through a temporary exhibit designed to challenge traditional narratives and amplify marginalized perspectives. The primary objective assess whether interventions foster lasting engagement histories or risk becoming fleeting gestures that ultimately reinforce hegemonic narratives. Using Gramsci’s theory hegemony concept moral licensing analytical frameworks, this research systematically analyzes content both original supplementary labels evaluate their impact on visitor histories. Specifically, addresses two key questions: (RQ1) What new historical perspectives colonialism did visitors encounter inclusion legacies? (RQ2) insights can be drawn from addition subsequent removal these inform future strategies for fostering sustained critical particularly histories, in settings? Findings indicate provided tourists deeper, more understanding museum’s history helped disrupt However, was temporary, revealed risks licensing, where short-term efforts may justify return dominant contributes literature by demonstrating effectively sustainably engage must integrate into permanent recurring exhibits. While even modest interventions, additional labels, established narratives, are essential ensure continue engaging issues.

Язык: Английский

Confronting Colonial Narratives: How Destination Museum Exhibits Can Sustainably Engage with Social Justices Issues DOI Creative Commons
Scott R. Sanders, Michael R. Cope,

Taryn J. Frerichs

и другие.

Tourism and Hospitality, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6(2), С. 58 - 58

Опубликована: Март 30, 2025

As museums serve as major tourist destinations, ensuring the sustainable presentation of exhibits addressing social justice issues, such colonial legacies, is increasingly critical. This study examines how one destination museum engaged with its past through a temporary exhibit designed to challenge traditional narratives and amplify marginalized perspectives. The primary objective assess whether interventions foster lasting engagement histories or risk becoming fleeting gestures that ultimately reinforce hegemonic narratives. Using Gramsci’s theory hegemony concept moral licensing analytical frameworks, this research systematically analyzes content both original supplementary labels evaluate their impact on visitor histories. Specifically, addresses two key questions: (RQ1) What new historical perspectives colonialism did visitors encounter inclusion legacies? (RQ2) insights can be drawn from addition subsequent removal these inform future strategies for fostering sustained critical particularly histories, in settings? Findings indicate provided tourists deeper, more understanding museum’s history helped disrupt However, was temporary, revealed risks licensing, where short-term efforts may justify return dominant contributes literature by demonstrating effectively sustainably engage must integrate into permanent recurring exhibits. While even modest interventions, additional labels, established narratives, are essential ensure continue engaging issues.

Язык: Английский

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