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“What’s Universal and Unique?”: Or How Can a Culturally Circumscribed Museum Exhibition Provide Inclusive Meaning?

“What’s Universal and Unique?”: Or How Can a Culturally Circumscribed Museum Exhibition... “What’s Universal and Unique?” Or How Can a Culturally Circumscribed Museum Exhibition Provide Inclusive Meaning? William Harris Ressler and Noa Ran- Ressler Professional baseball’s increasing cultural diversity is reflected in museum exhibitions that display the ways in which different cultural groups have expe- rienced the game of baseball. In March 2014, a special exhibition on Jews and baseball, “Chasing Dreams,” opened at the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. To explore more broadly the poten- tial meaning and influence of the imminent exhibition, the authors sought the perspectives of some of its potential subjects: Jewish players, coaches, and broadcasters. Twenty Jewish professional baseball staff and players were inter- viewed prior to the exhibition’s opening and asked how they would want an exhibition like “Chasing Dreams” to be constructed. Interviewees asserted that, to faithfully present the story of Jews and base- ball, the exhibition has “got to be unique,” and one stated, “The more unique and wonder involved makes it that much better.” At the same time, interview- ees felt the exhibition, while focusing on Jews, should strive to attract and engage culturally diverse visitors. One asked, “What’s universal and unique?” about a culturally- specific exhibition. An http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture University of Nebraska Press

“What’s Universal and Unique?”: Or How Can a Culturally Circumscribed Museum Exhibition Provide Inclusive Meaning?

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University of Nebraska Press
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Abstract

“What’s Universal and Unique?” Or How Can a Culturally Circumscribed Museum Exhibition Provide Inclusive Meaning? William Harris Ressler and Noa Ran- Ressler Professional baseball’s increasing cultural diversity is reflected in museum exhibitions that display the ways in which different cultural groups have expe- rienced the game of baseball. In March 2014, a special exhibition on Jews and baseball, “Chasing Dreams,” opened at the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. To explore more broadly the poten- tial meaning and influence of the imminent exhibition, the authors sought the perspectives of some of its potential subjects: Jewish players, coaches, and broadcasters. Twenty Jewish professional baseball staff and players were inter- viewed prior to the exhibition’s opening and asked how they would want an exhibition like “Chasing Dreams” to be constructed. Interviewees asserted that, to faithfully present the story of Jews and base- ball, the exhibition has “got to be unique,” and one stated, “The more unique and wonder involved makes it that much better.” At the same time, interview- ees felt the exhibition, while focusing on Jews, should strive to attract and engage culturally diverse visitors. One asked, “What’s universal and unique?” about a culturally- specific exhibition. An

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NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and CultureUniversity of Nebraska Press

Published: Nov 14, 2018

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