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040			_aMSU _cMSU _erda
100			_aSCHMIDT, Sandra J.
245			_aFabricating a nation _bthe function of national museums in nonracial re-presentation and the national imagination
264			_aPhiladelphia _bRoutledge _c2013
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_vVolume , number ,
520			_aSouth Africa provides a contemporary example of a nation struggling to find and cohere a national imagination that is universally agreeable. In their effort to create a sense of self based on unity across difference, South African relies on museums to produce and spread this narrative. The success of the narrative and its adoption rely on decolonizing modern concepts of race, museum, and nation that perpetuated the apartheid agenda. This paper examines national museums in the country for their success in adopting pedagogy and curricula that break down racial structures and their location in the nation. The inquiry finds moments of promise – a coexistence of narratives and refusals to cohere – alongside moments of concern – struggles to remove the deeply rooted race-based structures from society and museums.
650			_anation - state
650			_amuseum
650			_apedagogy
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2013.807995
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