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1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge research in museum studies |
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Routledge research in museum studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; SECTION I: Our primal dialogue with objects; 1 Ordinary portents; 2 Object scholars and the literature; Guiding themes; 3 The power of objects; Humanness; The universal; SECTION II: The theory of psychotherapeutic object dynamics; 4 Creation of the theory; Encounters in the wild; Among the totems; Genesis of the psychotherapeutic object dynamics; 5 The theory and framework; Associating; Composing; Giving/receiving; Making; Releasing/unburdening; Synergizing; Touching |
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Psychotherapeutic object dynamics interrelationshipsSECTION III: Therapeutic object practices in clinical and educational settings; 6 The wilderness within; Releasing heaviness; Making and tending fire; Beads, letters, and photographs; Symbolic objects; Natural sculptures; The potential of therapeutic objects; 7 Creativity and the true teacher; Inner and outer worlds; Vulnerability and care; Engagement and play; Facilitation and attentiveness; Empowered participants; Emotional safety; Inward and onward; SECTION IV: Health and healing in the museum setting |
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8 Seeing through a new lens: the empirical researchCriteria; Process and findings; 9 The National September 11 Memorial & Museum; Overview of findings; Expressions of the dynamics; 10 The War Childhood Museum; Overview of findings; Expressions of the dynamics; 11 The Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Overview of findings; Connection; Expressions of the dynamics; 12 The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology); Overview of findings; Expressions of the dynamics; SECTION V: Implications for museums; 13 The museum-wellness connection; Therapeutic engagement in museum settings |
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Supporting the museum communityRecommendations for therapeutic organizational development; 14 Working with trauma, grief, and related challenges; Trauma; Understanding the mechanisms of trauma; Grief and loss; Shame; Intentional process and design; Training and competency for museum research and therapeutic activities; Conclusion; A living presence; Deconstructing silos, pursuing possibilities, and finding freedom; Moving onward, deeply into, and farther beyond; References; Index |
| Summary |
"Museum Objects, Health and Healing provides an innovative and interdisciplinary study of the relationship between objects, health and healing. Shedding light on the primacy of the human need for relationships with objects, the book explores what kind of implications these relationships might have on the exhibition experience. Merging museum and object studies, as well as psychotherapy and the psychology of well-being, the authors present a new theory entitled Psychotherapeutic Object Dynamics, which provides a cross- disciplinary study of the relationship between objects, health and well-being. Drawing on primary research in museums, psychotherapeutic settings and professional practice throughout the US, Canada, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the UK, the book provides an overview of the theory's origins, the breadth of its practical applications on a global level, and a framework for further understanding the potency of objects in exhibitions and daily life. Museum Objects, Health and Healing will be essential reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students interested in museum studies, material culture, mental health, psychotherapy, art therapies and anthropology. It should also be valuable reading for a wide range of practitioners, including curators, exhibition designers, psychologists, and psychotherapists"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Art therapy -- Methodology
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Museum exhibits -- Psychological aspects
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Museums.
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Exhibitions.
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Art Therapy -- methods
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Museums
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Exhibitions as Topic
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museums (institutions)
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exhibitions (events)
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
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Museums
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Exhibitions
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Museum exhibits -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Laird, Ross A., author
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McKeown, Jason, author
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| LC no. |
2019029019 |
| ISBN |
9780429467813 |
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0429467818 |
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9780429885747 |
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0429885741 |
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9780429885761 |
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0429885768 |
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9780429885754 |
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042988575X |
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