Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication

Name: Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and CommunicationAuthor(s): Kirsten Drotner, Vince Dziekan, Ross Parry, Kim Christian Schrder\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138676305, 978-1138676305\nSynopsis\nMuseums today find themselves within a mediatised society, where everyday life is conducted in a data-full and technology-rich context. In fact, museums are themselves mediatised: they present a uniquely media-centred environment, in which communicative media is a constitutive property of their organisation and of the visitor experience. The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication explores what it means to take mediated communication as a key concept for museum studies and as a sensitising lens for media-related museum practice on the ground.\n\nIncluding contributions from experts around the world, this original and innovative Handbook shares a nuanced and precise understanding of media, media coe