Author: Dana

Children’s Books Illustrated by Artists

| Dana

“As the infinitely quotable Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” A child raised on these nine books might have a pretty good shot. From Andy Warhol’s early work as a commercial illustrator to Yayoi Kusama’s mesmerizing take on The Little Mermaid, here’s a selection of artist-illustrated children’s books to satisfy the youngest generations of art lovers.”

Detail from After the Party, 2005. © Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and Yayoi Kusama, 2016. All illustrations are from the series Love Forever, 2004-2007.

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-your-kids-will-love-these-children-s-books-illustrated-by-famous-artists?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sm-editorial-evergreen&utm_content=fb-8-artist-illustrated-childrens-books

Collective Note-taking via Google Docs

| Dana

Brilliant.

https://pizzabottle.com/41663-students-came-genius-way-take-notes-itll-change-college-forever/?utm_content=inf_10_3740_2&utm_source=TSE&utm_medium=social&utm_term=pizzabottle&tse_id=INF_4c0fc440730211e784dd0bde21677fc8

Why I am Consciously Uncoupling from Academia

| Dana

A powerful and eloquent read, particularly as I endeavor to begin my own career as a professor. I empathize with Dr. Powers even as I lived, for the last seven years, the “alt-ac” side of this equation (btw, that term drives me bonkers, non-academic work is not “less than” and it’s hard to argue that academia is not the gold standard when employing a term that does just that). Missing from this article is a discussion of the need to conduct research, write, and participate in the complex interplay of theory and practice—a fundamental necessity for the growth and development of any discipline or field.

“Committed teachers and scholars are walking away, and they’re not doing it silently. Silence will not pave the way for someone else, or make the environment more just. This is why I write this, because, like Audre Lorde, I believe that “what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal, and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood”. I add my voice to the choir of voices. I am consciously uncoupling from academia.” ~Jill Powers

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/why-i-am-consciously-uncoupling-academia

 

GEMM: Gender Equity in Museums Movement

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 “The Gender Equity in Museums Movement (GEMM) is a coalition of individuals (and organizations) committed to raising awareness about gender inequity in the museum workplace and offering resources for change. GEMM focuses on challenges and opportunities in the museum workplace for ALL women, regardless of race, ethnicity or orientation and gender identity or any other attribute.”

https://www.genderequitymuseums.com/

 

“The GEMM Committee has written a platform paper addressing the need for action around gender equity in museums. You can download a PDF of the paper here, or read on below:

​Forty-three years ago a group of women gathered at the American Association of Museums annual meeting, now the Alliance, (AAM). Calling themselves the Women’s Caucus, they asked for numerous reforms to end gender-based discriminatory hiring and promotion practices in the museum profession. At the time, women held fewer than 16-percent of museum directorships, a number that declined before it increased. The Caucus also called for a legal guide to help women challenge discrimination, for support for open salary information, and guidelines for fair employment practices. That was then.

Today, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women make up 46.7-percent of the museum field, working in every job title and every museum discipline.”

Women in the Museum: Lessons from the Workplace

| Dana

 

ISBN-13: 978-1629582351
ISBN-10: 1629582352

 

https://www.amazon.com/Women-Museum-Workplace-Joan-Baldwin/dp/1629582352/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=

“The number of women working in museum settings has grown exponentially since the start of the twentieth century. Women in the Museum explores the professional lives of the sector’s female workforce today and examines the challenges they face working in what was, until recently, a male-dominated field.

Drawing on testimony gathered from surveys, focus groups, and interviews with female museum professionals, the book examines the nature of gender bias in the profession, as well as women’s varied responses to it. In doing so, it clarifies how women’s work in museums differs from men’s and reveals the entrenched nature of gender bias in the museum workplace. Offering a clear argument as to why museums must create, foster, and protect an equitable playing field, the authors incorporate a gender equity agenda for individuals, institutions, graduate programs, and professional associations.

Written by experienced museum professionals, Women in the Museum is the first book to examine the topic in depth. It is useful reading for students and academics in the fields of museum studies and gender studies, as well as museum professionals and gender equality advocates.”