After reading the article on Margaret Mead, I started thinking about cultures and how they are represented unfairly represented at museums. While searching the web for exhibits I came across a display case of Margaret Mead herself. I thought it was ironic that even Mead, who is seen as a pioneer in anthropology, is represented by the sum of her personal memorabilia and intellectual products at the American Museum of Natural History. Her cape, staff, medals, honors, photographs, articles, and journal entries, are all displayed together in a glass case to convey some sort of truth.
I found an article specifically about her work on Pacific Peoples and the display on her. It was really helpful, and also had more criticism on the Hall of Pacific Peoples that was pretty interesting.
It was called Heterotopic Dissonance in the Museum Representation of Pacific Island Cultures by Miriam Kahn if anyone wants to look at it. (It also has a picture of the display about her)
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