Deze scriptie onderzoekt het multimediale museumproject Het Museum van Nederland, dat resulteerde in een gelijknamige expositie over Nederland in de Kunsthal in Rotterdam. Er wordt beargumenteerd...Show moreDeze scriptie onderzoekt het multimediale museumproject Het Museum van Nederland, dat resulteerde in een gelijknamige expositie over Nederland in de Kunsthal in Rotterdam. Er wordt beargumenteerd dat Het Museum van Nederland culturele diversiteit celebreert in dienst van het samenbrengen van een divers museumpubliek in de tentoonstelling. Hierbij wordt specifiek gekeken naar de rol van objecten die verwijzen naar intercultureel contact tussen de Nederlandse cultuur en andere culturen. Deze scriptie onderscheidt drie aspecten, die naar voren komen uit de manier waarop Het Museum van Nederland het exposeren van Nederland benadert. Allereerst wordt gesteld dat de tentoonstellingsmakers in hun blik op de Nederlandse geschiedenis, intercultureel contact positioneren als verrijking van de Nederlandse cultuur. Ten tweede blijkt de tentoonstelling een contactmoment tussen verschillende culturele bevolkingsgroepen onder het museumpubliek te faciliteren. Tenslotte blijkt hoe Het Museum door middel van een tweeledige benadering van de Nederlandse geschiedenis de mogelijkheid voor reconciliatie tussen verschillende culturele groepen creëert.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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In a world where globalization is reshaping the way we understand mobility, communication, and self-identification, the study of migrants learning and using the language of their host community is...Show moreIn a world where globalization is reshaping the way we understand mobility, communication, and self-identification, the study of migrants learning and using the language of their host community is of increasing academic interest. The concept ‘new speaker’ is being used in European minority language communities to study the linguistic niches that these migrants are creating through the use of these languages they learn, questioning traditional concepts such as “native speaker” and “non-native speaker”. In this thesis I explore the challenges that New Speakers of Papiamentu experience learning this creole language on the island of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands), and the strategies they develop to make pragmatic use of this cultural capital they acquire. This thesis proposes a methodology that draws from Linguistic Ethnography and Visual Anthropology that results in a multimodal thesis which comprises an ethnographic documentary and this article. The documentary portrays how several individuals from different nationalities who are learning Papiamentu navigate Bonaire’s multilingual environment using this language. The results of this research suggest that new Papiamentu speakers are actors of social change in Bonaire, as they are creating and expanding a ‘contact zone’ between Papiamentu first language speakers and new Papiamentu speakers, stimulating new forms of identification, belonging and intercultural communication in the context of a creole language communityShow less
The thesis focuses on the design and construction of the museum under museum director Frans Haks (1938-2006). It examines the reactions of the various participants in the project and on how the...Show moreThe thesis focuses on the design and construction of the museum under museum director Frans Haks (1938-2006). It examines the reactions of the various participants in the project and on how the museum was received before and after its construction among city residents, art critics, the city council, architects and the museum director. This research studies how the museum serves as a contact zone for the various participants, its collection and the building itself. Moreover, after completion how does the permanent collection reflect the exterior of the building? Does the building dominate the artwork collection of the museum?Show less
The age of globalisation has determined the shrinking of geographical distances and the emergence of mass mobility. People from diverse cultures now cohabit the same geographical areas which often...Show moreThe age of globalisation has determined the shrinking of geographical distances and the emergence of mass mobility. People from diverse cultures now cohabit the same geographical areas which often leads to conflicts stemming from fear of cultural diversity. In this respect, the role of modern art museums and biennials concerning the staging of intercultural encounters leading to mutual understanding is key. In this research, Pratt's and Clifford's theories on the contact zone will be combined with Bennett's notion of the exhibitionary complex and Witcomb's theories on the importance of addressing shared human concerns in current curatorial practice to instill empathic responses in the audiences face the realisation that despite cultural diversities, humans worldwide also share similar traits. Curatorial practice focussed on equally highlighting cultural similarities and differences and being more inclusive of the world’s artistic production, it is argued, can lead to the establishment of what can be defined the ultimate contact zone - a space of fruitful intercultural encounters in which diverse communities meet on equal power relations, discover each other, and ultimately re-shape their preconceptions around the surrounding world and the people inhabiting it. Specifically, the ultimate contact zone theory will be here applied to the famous exhibition The Family of Man, held at the MoMA in 1955 and now permanently installed at Clervaux Castle in Luxembourg, and the more recent Self-Portrait as the Billy Goat and The End of Love, held at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. The discussion will then move to biennial curatorial practice with a focus on the 1989 3rd Havana Bienal Tradition and Contemporaneity and the 57th Venice Biennale Viva Arte Viva.Show less
