Research guides: Museum Studies: Difficult heritage, dark tourism, & migration museums

Difficult history, dark tourism, migration

International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Institute of Dark Tourism Research (IDTR)
Global directory of holocaust museums
Dark tourism (Guardian article)
Dark tourism resources (The Digital Panopticon)
Prisoners, punishment, and torture: Developing new approaches to interpretation at the Tower of London
Current research issues in dark tourism
Ambiguous messages and ironic twists: Into the Heart of Africa and the Other Museum (article)
MELA* Project: European museums in an age of migration
Readings on migration, refugees, and the role of culture (NEMO)

Finding books and articles on difficult history

Here are some of recommended subject headings to find books in the U of T Libraries catalogue. Do not include the hyphens in the subject headings in your search.

Dark tourism
Holocaust memorials
War memorials
Crimes against humanity -- Exhibitions
Political atrocities -- Exhibitions
Slavery in museum exhibits
Emmigration and immigration -- History -- Museums
Immigrants -- History -- Museums
Museum exhibits -- Social aspects

ITo find articles on this topic, use similar subject words in the recommended databases.

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