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    Displaying conflict: the visitor's experience at the Kolmakovskii blockhouse

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    Author
    Bias, Salena Kaye
    Keyword
    Kolmakovskiy Redoubt
    History
    Russians
    Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
    Alaska history
    19th century
    Fortification
    University of Alaska Museum
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12768
    Abstract
    "A blockhouse sits outside of the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska. Built in 1841 by the Russian-American Company, the structure has been removed from its original location in the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, reconstructed, and presented to the public as a part of the museum's collection. However, little information is currently provided about the blockhouse or its history. While the current display lacks sufficient context, the Ethnology & History Department of the museum has received grant funds to improve the preservation and presentation of the Kolmakovskii Blockhouse. This thesis will provide a history of Russian advancement into the Yukon-Kuskokwim region, of Kolmakovskii Redoubt, and of the recent changes in museum theory and practice as they relate to the display of similar artifacts. While this structure is inherently valuable and worthy of preservation, its most noteworthy feature is its ability to evoke complex and conflicting responses to history as well as museum theory and practice. Suggestions will be made for improving the visitor's experience to the blockhouse, drawing on the structure's evocative nature"--Leaf iii.
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    Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010
    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction -- 2. The Russian presence in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta -- 2.1. The arrival -- 2.2. Exploration -- 2.3. Decline and recovery -- 2.4. Zagoskin -- 2.5. Decline and departure -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 3. Kolmakovskii Redoubt -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The unreliability of supply routes -- 3.3. A threat of violence? -- 3.4. Sale to the United States -- 3.5. Archaeological investigations -- 3.6. Conclusion -- 4. Kolmakovskii blockhouse -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Custody battle -- 4.3. Donation -- 4.4. The reconstruction -- 4.5. Undocumented history -- 4.6. A brighter future -- 4.7. Conclusion -- 5. The ever-changing museum -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Rebirth -- 5.3. A new perspective -- 5.4. The visitor's experience -- 5.5. Learning -- 5.6. Meaning -- 5.7. Dialogue with the community -- 5.8. The future -- 6. The Kolmakovskii Blockhouse and the "New Museology" -- 6.1. The current display -- 6.2. The visitor's experience -- 6.3. Meaning -- 7.0. Conclusion -- References -- Appendices.
    Date
    2010-12
    Type
    Thesis
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    Arctic and Northern Studies

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