Article: Through the Looking Glass – Dioramas, Bodies, and Performances in New York
Abstract
Dioramas are multimedia installations used in museums and popular culture since the 19th century. I study two sets of anthropological dioramas: the ones made for the Museum of Natural History in New York by Franz Boas; and the ones fabricated at the New York State Museum in Albany by Arthur C. Parker. As I will show, dioramas are not only visual displays but also installations with a proper materiality and temporality: they are the stage of multiple performances and work as contact zones between objects, models, makers, and beholders.
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Etienne, Noémie: Through the Looking Glass – Dioramas, Bodies, and Performances in New York. In: ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung, Jg. 11 (2020), Nr. 1, S. 23-40. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18749.
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author = {Etienne, Noémie},
title = {Through the Looking Glass – Dioramas, Bodies, and Performances in New York},
year = 2020,
doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18749}",
volume = 11,
address = {Hamburg},
journal = {ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung},
number = 1,
pages = {23--40},
}
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