Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today

Herausgeber: Acuff, Joni Boyd; Evans, Laura

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Produktbeschreibung

Aimed at museum educators, Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today seeks to marry museum and multicultural education theories. It reveals how the union of these theories yields more equitable educational practices and guides museum educators to address misrepresentation, exclusivity, accessibility, and educational inequality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 768g
• ISBN-13: 9780759124103
• ISBN-10: 0759124108
• Artikelnr.: 40698729

Autorenporträt

Joni Boyd Acuff is assistant professor of art education at the Ohio State University. Laura Evans is assistant professor of art history and art education and the director of the Art Museum Education Certificate at the University of North Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables Introduction and Context Joni Boyd Acuff and Laura Evans
Section 1: Museum Educators as Change Agents Chapter 1: "Stuck" is where
you need to pay attention: Some barriers to creating truly inclusive art
museums Marianna Adams and Judy Koke Chapter 2: Stimulating change through
story-telling: Art museum educators of color share their lived experiences
with multicultural issues Natasha Reid Chapter 3: Excellence and equity?: A
reflection on the diversification of museums Wendy Ng and Syrus Marcus Ware
Chapter 4: Unheard: Voices of women of color in the museum Flavia
Zuñiga-West Section 2: Inclusion versus Exclusion Chapter 5: Collaborating
with communities: New conceptualizations of hybridized museum practice
Traci Quinn and Marianna Pegno Chapter 6: Multiculturalism and the
Supported Interpretation (SI) Model: Embracing cultural diversity through
inclusive art exhibitions Pat Villeneuve and Alicia Viera Chapter 7:
Enabling access at the Meadows Museum: An ongoing journey to inclusivity
Allison Davidson and Maria Carmen Smith Chapter 8: Undisciplined space:
Indian craft heritage sites as texts for critical practice Manisha Sharma
Chapter 9: Class exclusion: Challenges of an art museum trying to connect
with its blue collar community Yuha Jung Chapter 10: Code switching in the
museum: Increasing access for English learners Sofia Gutierrez and Briley
Rasmussen Section 3: Collaboration with Diverse Audiences Chapter 11:
Feminist art and adolescents in museums: A closer look Cheri Eileen Ehrlich
Chapter 12: Engaging Latino audiences: Visitor-driven change at The Denver
Art Museum Verónica Betancourt and Madalena Salazar Chapter 13: "Today I Am
Here": A Smithsonian heritage outreach initiative Philippa Rappoport
Chapter 14: Community curation as an alternative strategy for interpreting
exhibitions: myaamiaki ii meehtoseeniwiciki: How the Miami people live
Cynthia Collins and Vesta Daniel Section 4: Responsive Pedagogy Chapter 15:
Taking it personally: Coming to know oneself and others through
interpretations of art Terry Barrett Chapter 16: Thoughtful words: Toward
critically multicultural language in art museum interpretive material
Andrea Severin Goins Chapter 17: Experiencing Indigenous ways of knowing as
embodied in a museum Christine Ballengee-Morris and Patricia Stuhr Chapter
18: Using Multicultural Critical Reflective Practice in the art museum
Melissa Crum and Keonna Hendrick Chapter 19: I cannot tell a lie: White
privilege in museum education Melinda M. Mayer Closing Thoughts Joni Boyd
Acuff and Laura Evans Index About the Editors and Contributors