商品簡介
Why should our museum accept and exhibit that tractor? Why do we need to keep those old seed samples or those plows? No one cares about farming anymore. Interpreting Agriculture in Museums and Historic Sites orients readers to major themes in agriculture and techniques in education and interpretation that can help you develop humanities-based public programming that enhance agricultural literacy. Case studies illustrate the ways that local research can help you link your history organization to compelling national (even international) stories on topics relevant to public needs and interests.
作者簡介
Debra A. Reid is currently a Professor in the Department of History at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and hasbeen at EIU since 1999. She teaches a variety of courses including material culture analysis and collections care for EIU’sHistorical Administration Graduate Program. Since 2006 she has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciencesteaching Illinois agricultural history. She has served as president of the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, and is a fellow of the Agricultural History Society.
