Museum Object Lessons for the Digital Age

Museum Object Lessons for the Digital Age explores the nature of digital objects in museums, asking us to question our assumptions about the material, social and political foundations of digital practices. Through four wide-ranging chapters, each focused on a single object - a box, pen, effigy and c...

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Main Author: Geismar, Haidy (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2018
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