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Culture, Identity, Difference: Developing a Museum-based Anthropology Education Resource forPre-university Students

Culture, Identity, Difference: Developing a Museum-based Anthropology Education Resource... Culture, Identity, Difference: Developing a Museum-based Anthropology Education Resource for Pre-university Students Paul Basu and Simon Coleman ABSTRACT: In its 2002–3 Strategic Review, the Royal Anthropological Institute reasserted the importance of the public communication of anthropology for the future of the discipline. Two signifi cant venues for public engagement activity were identifi ed: museums and pre-university education contexts. We present an account of the devel- opment and piloting of an anthropology teaching and learning resource that bridges these two arenas. Complementing eff orts to introduce an anthropology A-Level, the Culture, Identity, Diff erence resource uses museum collections as a way of introducing anthropological perspectives on topics such as belief, ethnicity, gender and power to enhance students’ studies across a range of diff erent A-Level subjects. We refl ect on some of the lessons learnt during the process, including the value of developing re- sources that can be used fl exibly and creatively by teachers and students, and the need to approach the museum as a space of encounter, exploration and experimentation rather than as a didactic educational venue. KEYWORDS: anthropology, education, learning resource, material culture, museums In its 2002–3 Strategic Review, the Royal An- sciously through the planning of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Anthropology in Action Berghahn Books

Culture, Identity, Difference: Developing a Museum-based Anthropology Education Resource forPre-university Students

Basu, Paul; Coleman, Simon
Anthropology in Action , Volume 17 (2-3) – Jun 1, 2010
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Culture, Identity, Difference: Developing a Museum-based Anthropology Education Resource for Pre-university Students Paul Basu and Simon Coleman ABSTRACT: In its 2002–3 Strategic Review, the Royal Anthropological Institute reasserted the importance of the public communication of anthropology for the future of the discipline. Two signifi cant venues for public engagement activity were identifi ed: museums and pre-university education contexts. We present an account of the devel- opment and piloting of an anthropology teaching and learning resource that bridges these two arenas. Complementing eff orts to introduce an anthropology A-Level, the Culture, Identity, Diff erence resource uses museum collections as a way of introducing anthropological perspectives on topics such as belief, ethnicity, gender and power to enhance students’ studies across a range of diff erent A-Level subjects. We refl ect on some of the lessons learnt during the process, including the value of developing re- sources that can be used fl exibly and creatively by teachers and students, and the need to approach the museum as a space of encounter, exploration and experimentation rather than as a didactic educational venue. KEYWORDS: anthropology, education, learning resource, material culture, museums In its 2002–3 Strategic Review, the Royal An- sciously through the planning of

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Keywords: anthropology; education; learning resource; material culture; museums

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