Date of Completion
2014
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Dickinson
Second Advisor
Dr. Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio
Third Advisor
Parker VanValkenburgh
Keywords
museum, Burlington, George H. Perkins, University of Vermont, history, ideology
Abstract
The formation of a museum collection is a process spanning time and space that involves the culturally embedded action and interaction of multiple parties. The resulting display both reflects and perpetrates ideologies that are consumed by its visitors. These ideas are explored through the examination of the history of the ethnographic collection at the Fleming Museum in Burlington, Vermont through analysis of the museum’s donors.
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Recommended Citation
Roe, Corrie, "The History of the Ethnographic Collections at the Fleming Museum" (2014). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 56.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/56