HIST 3103 / DMD 3610 / DMD 5998
Collaborating with Cultural Organizations I: Methods
(M/W 3:35 - 4:50pm), taught by Clarissa Ceglio, PhD
Museums, archives, and other nonprofit cultural organizations are mission-driven institutions with complex, sometimes fraught, histories. Today, many such organizations seek to explore new ways to communicate ideas, make collections accessible, inspire learning, connect people, and build community. In addition to learning about the histories, structures, and functions of mission-driven cultural organizations, we will explore methods of collaborating meaningfully and effectively with them and their communities. This will include consideration of the ways in which digital media, from apps to virtual reality (VR), are being used to critically engage publics in questions about the past, present, and future. We will explore, too, the histories and responsibilities of cultural organization with regard to social justice, activism, and inclusivity. This learning will be applied to research and creation of a podcast series for the Benton Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition Seeing Climate Change.
For more information or permission #: clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Clarissa Ceglio at clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu