Title Contested representations : revisiting Into the heart of Africa / Shelley Ruth Butler ; foreword by Anthony Shelton

Published North York, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 168 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), portraits Series Teaching culture Teaching culture. Contents Entering the debates -- "Into the heart of Africa" and the status quo -- Prelude to the controversy -- The Coalition for the Truth about Africa: strategies and challenges -- Various positions: responses to the Coalition for the Truth about Africa Summary Contested Representations examines the controversy surrounding the Into the Heart of Africa exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto in 1989-90. The exhibition was meant to travel to the US and Canada, but four major museums cancelled their contracts due to its controversial nature.--Back cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-161) and index Notes Print version record Subject Royal Ontario Museum -- Exhibitions Coalition for the Truth about Africa. SUBJECT Royal Ontario Museum fast Subject Ethnology -- Africa -- Exhibitions Museum exhibits -- Moral and ethical aspects Museum exhibits -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Public opinion BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Museum Administration & Museology. REFERENCE -- General. TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. Civilization Ethnology Museum exhibits -- Moral and ethical aspects Museum exhibits -- Public opinion SUBJECT Africa -- Civilization -- Exhibitions Subject Africa Ontario -- Toronto Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442603264 1442603267

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