The Trouble with Boredom. Contextualising the Disposition, Analysing its Potential

This article analyses boredom in museographic environments. From an ethnographic perspective, a difference is made between the monotony that affected the employees of the institution from the misbehaviour of not few bored souls. One aim is to rethink the importance of boredom for the human being, sp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: María Alejandra Sánchez Vázquez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Repositorio:Redalyc-UABC
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:69430503
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69430503
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estudios Culturales
boredom
room fatigue
Museum studies
museums organisation
communities of practice
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Sumario:This article analyses boredom in museographic environments. From an ethnographic perspective, a difference is made between the monotony that affected the employees of the institution from the misbehaviour of not few bored souls. One aim is to rethink the importance of boredom for the human being, specially in matters of introspection and understanding. A corolary of this article is to remember that an uninteresting and static working environment evidences museographic failure; the contemplative and muted pace of the visitors does not.