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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Sánchez Vázquez, María Alejandra
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Culturales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:culturales.uabc.mx:article/34
Acesso em linha:https://culturales.uabc.mx/index.php/Culturales/article/view/34
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Resumo: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.