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Book SynopsisAimed 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.
Trade ReviewThis much-needed text addresses the paucity of information about the strategies museums and museum educators can use to perform multiculturalism. Consistent with the goals and contributions of COMC over the past 40+ years, Acuff and Evans have addressed issues of multiculturalism and diversity that impact museum education using the framework of critical multicultural education theory. They direct us to arguments that reposition multicultural education from a largely theoretical domain to a more practical application that interrogates the construction and complexity of power relations, racialization, nondominate knowledge, and equity. . . . COMC invites you to read and respond to this groundbreaking, seminal text. * Art Education Journal *
In Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today, essays explore how a museum can follow a library’s example and lead the way as a community change agent by collaborating with diverse audiences and using educational programs to reach out to patrons. * American Libraries *
I love this book. Its introduction and essays bridge the gap between academic theory and museum practice and address longstanding challenges in insightful new ways. I anticipate using it in museum studies courses. -- Cynthia Robinson, director of Museum Studies Program, Tufts University
Table of ContentsList 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 iši 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
