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Museum acrobatics: artistic intervention and the work of cultural studies.

This paper responds to questions posed to the panel regarding intellectual work and the division of labour in the academic and non-academic work of cultural studies. Using examples of 'failed attempts' at producing change at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the paper re-frames notions of transmission in...

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Published in:Cultural Studies Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 843 - 856
Main Author: Graham, Janna
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2003
Subjects:
Cultural studies
Academic achievement
Art museums
Art schools
Education
Intellectuals
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This paper responds to questions posed to the panel regarding intellectual work and the division of labour in the academic and non-academic work of cultural studies. Using examples of 'failed attempts' at producing change at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the paper re-frames notions of transmission in the project of cultural studies in relation to questions of participation to provide a framework for thinking about how cultural studies practitioners engage with the public sphere.