展览物件意义建构的若干研究方法述评

意义建构既是展览研究的一个主题,也是研究物件意义的一种思维方法,它强调物件的意义是建构的而非给定的.在涉及意义建构主题的具体研究方法中,符号学分析强调展览是意义建构的网络;心理学分析重视观众的心理过程在意义建构中的作用;互动模式分析提出诸种要素互动过程中观众的核心作用;现象学分析突出个人生活世界的维度;认知过程分析聚焦...

A Review of the Research Methods in Studies of the Meaning-Making of Exhibition Objects

Meaning-making is not only a theme of exhibition research,but also a way of thinking about the meaning of objects.It emphasizes that the meaning of objects is generative rather than given.Several research methods have been used in meaning-making studies.Among them,semiotic analysis emphasizes that the exhibition is a network of meaning-making;psychological analysis attaches importance to the role of the visitor’s psychological process in meaning-making;the interaction mode proposes the core role of the visitor in the interaction of various elements;phenomenological analysis highlights the dimensions of the lifeworld;cognitive process analysis focuses on the process of meaning-making.Except semiotic analysis,all the other methods have regarded the visitor as an important factor in the process of meaning-making.Research methods from different perspectives jointly reveal the complexity of meaning-making in museum exhibitions.