Museums, the Media and Refugees
Stories of Crisis, Control and Compassion

Based on case studies from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the overall findings are illustrative of narratives and images common to museums and the media throughout the world. They aim to challenge political rhetoric and populist media imagery and consider what forms of dissent are likely to be sustained...

They aim to challenge political rhetoric and populist media imagery and consider what forms of dissent are likely to be sustained and what narratives ultimately break through and can lead to empathy and positive political change.

Introduction Jack Lohman
How do we sing our song in a strange land? Belonging: Voices of London's Refugees in the Museum of London
Jack Lohman
Forgotten by History: Refugees, Historians and Museums in Britain Philip Marfleet
Section 1. Traditional Methods and New Moves - Migrant and Refugee Exhibitions in Australia and New Zealand
Katherine Goodnow
Section 2. Framing Refugees - Contexts and Narratives in Other Media
Katherine Goodnow
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview Chapter 2. Conceptual Proposals and Analytic Steps Chapter 3. Specifying Contexts - Significant Features Chapter 4. The Tampa and Initial Framing Chapter 5. Hardening and Sustaining a Frame Chapter 6. One Representation Unravelled, Another Sustained Chapter 7. Dissent - Challenges Focused on Truth and Law Chapter 8. Point of Change - From Concerns for Individuals to Concerns for Groups Chapter 9. Change - From Individuals to Groups to Policies Chapter 10. Extensions - Other Countries, Continuing Questions