Interpreting Disaster: New Orleans Museums Respond to Katrina

<p>By examining the public presence of New Orleans museums in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this work will explore the role of museums in the early process of disaster recovery. The responses of The Historic New Orleans Collection, the Louisiana State Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans will be examined to determine in what ways museum exhibitions and programming can aid the individuals in recovering from a widespread, traumatic event. In their efforts to interpret Hurricane Katrina during the first year after the storm these institutions contributed to the recovery of their city. New Orleans museums became sites of gathering and refuge as well as places of emotional confrontation while working to address local needs.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Roddy, Amanda Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Allison Marsh

• Arts and Humanities
• History
• Disaster
• Hurricane Katrina
• Museums
• New Orleans

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Amanda Marie Roddy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/397

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1398