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I just don’t think about it: engaging students with critical heritage discourse through science fiction

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Smith, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0407-0309 (2022) I just don’t think about it: engaging students with critical heritage discourse through science fiction. Configurations, 30 (3). pp. 349-355. ISSN 1080-6520

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1353/con.2022.0021

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What does sci fi have to say about and to the people who collect and preserve? Using a scene from Cuarón’s Children of Men1 as a starting point, the author explores some popular representations of heritage professionals and their spaces in science fiction. These chime with critically engaged museological theory and practice in recognizing the role of museums in past and present injustices. The author asks whether popular sci fi representations can be used as a starting point for discussion and debate in professional training. Can sci fi change the way we work and create different futures for museums?

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Central Services > Academic and Governance Services > University Museums and Special Collections
ID Code:108271
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
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