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Genus på museiutställningar En studie om hur kvinnor och män gestaltas på Göteborgs Stadsmuseum
(2019-01-31) Swanson, Pernilla; University of Gothenburg / Department of Historical Studies; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för historiska studier
The purpose of this paper is to analyse and discuss three historical exhibitions from the Museum of Gothenburg on how women and men are represented. A comparative analysis method was used together with a gender perspective theory. An overview of other research about exhibitions were done to get a bigger picture of the subject at hand. A detailed description of the three exhibitions were done by participatory observations and many similarities and differences were found. An example is that men usually were found together with weapons, war, soldiers, power, politics, and trading. The women on the other hand were found together with themes such as textile working, clothing, jewellery, children, and the housework. Conclusions were drawn, that one of the possible reasons to the question of why, is that the research conducted today is more focused on the history of men rather than the history of women, even if some political decisions have been made to change this in the more newly made exhibitions in museums.
Kvinnor och män på museum. Fördjupad Studie av Genus på Museiutställningar
(2022-09-20) Swanson, Pernilla; University of Gothenburg / Department of Historical Studies; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för historiska studier
In this essay, the purpose was to analyze four different exhibitions from four different museums and how they represent women and men through objects, texts, and images with the help of gender theory or a gender perspective. The methods used were participatory observations at the exhibitions, semi-structured interviews with museum employees, and a comparative analysis. A research overview of other museum studies, and a review of the history of gender theory was conducted to get an overview of the current research area. A detailed review of the exhibitions was carried out and many differences and similarities were found. Among other things, it emerged that men were most often associated with weapons and war, while women were associated with responsibilities in the home and textiles/clothing. Conclusions were also drawn about the reasons why women and men are portrayed in a certain way in the exhibitions. Among other things it emerged that there has long been a masculine focus in research even though political decisions have improved the situation over the years, and museums are affected by the society in which they are situated.