National Identity in the Exhibition of the Silesian Museum: A Case Study Based on the Methodology of Dispositive Analysis
National Identity in the Exhibition of the Silesian Museum: A Case Study Based on the Methodology of Dispositive Analysis
Author(s): Veronika KolaříkováSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture, Identity of Collectives, History of Art
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: national identity; museum exhibition; case study; dispositive analysis; Silesian museum;
Summary/Abstract: This study presents research on the exhibition Encyclopaedia of Silesia at the Silesian Museum in Opava. The aim of the research was to identify the form of Czech national identity that is constructed and reconstructed by this exhibition, by focusing on the elements and narratives through which Czech national identity is presented and constructed. It also examines whether these elements replicate the prevailing ideas and stereotypes related to this identity in society. The research takes the form of a case study based on dispositional analysis, and showed that the narrative of Czech national identity appears in the exhibition. This confirmed that national identity can emerge not only in national museums but also in other types of museum – in this case a regional museum in which national and regional identities are intertwined.
Journal: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
- Issue Year: 12/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-27
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
