ABSTRACT

Museum practice remains rooted in its historical ontology of nature-culture dualism. This article moves beyond this dualism by combining Bhaskar’s dialectical MELD schema with cultural historical activity theory. It therefore provides an iterative, practical pathway towards a new, ecological-decolonial mode of museology that potentially disrupts normalized practice and generates new possibilities for museums to offer people agency. A situated turn for museum practice is thus envisioned, with a focus on people as complex social-ecological entities. Specifically, this involves a dialectical relationship between peoples’ stories, or intangible heritage, and the core museum activity of collecting.

摘要

博物馆实践仍然植根于其自然文化二元论的历史本体。本文通过将 Bhaskar 的辩证 MELD 模式与文化历史活动理论相结合，超越了这种二元论。因此，它提供了一条迭代的、实用的途径，通向一种新的、生态非殖民主义的博物馆学模式，这可能会破坏正常化的实践，并为博物馆为人们提供代理提供新的可能性。因此，设想了博物馆实践的定位转向，重点关注作为复杂社会生态实体的人。具体来说，这涉及到人们的故事或非物质遗产与博物馆核心收藏活动之间的辩证关系。