Book Review of Queering the Museum by Nikki Sullivan and Craig Middleton
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.boan.v39n68a5Keywords:
agency, museums, LGBTQI , queer ethicsAbstract
Queering the Museum by Nikki Sullivan and Craig Middleton critiques the heteronormative frameworks in museums and proposes a queer ethic that transcends mere inclusivity. The authors argue that museums should serve as dynamic spaces for critical discourse and social change, influenced by their sociocultural contexts. Drawing on poststructuralist and posthumanist theories, they emphasize the importance of decentralizing human agency, viewing museum objects as interconnected agents. The book addresses the low representation of LGBTQI+ communities and offers strategies to create more inclusive museological practices, transforming museums into collaborative and socially transformative spaces.
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Bourdieu, Pierre. The Logic of Practice. Stanford, CA.: Stanford University Press, 1990.
Latour, Bruno. “From Realpolitik to Dingpolitik, or How to Make Things Public”. En: Making Things Public: Atmospheres of Democracy, editado por Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, 14-43. Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press, 2005.
Sullivan, Nikki, and Craig Middleton. Queering the Museum. New York: Routledge, 2020.
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