Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 27: Decolonizing Museums
Cathy G. Johnson
Artwork by remus jackson.
Drawing a Dialogue is a podcast discussing comics in historical + educational contexts by Cathy G. Johnson + remus jackson.
Episode 27: Continuing from last episode, Cathy + remus further their discussion of the museum by examining decolonization efforts. remus offers real case studies of what museums are currently doing to address colonial pasts. Cathy shares lesson plans that complicate the use of museums in classrooms. The two discuss what decolonizing is, can look like, what is being done, + address the problematic idea that institutions should be saved.
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Episode Links:
Narragansett Tribe - Link
Seminole Tribe - Link
Catherine E. Walsh in On Decolonality: Concepts, Analytics, Praxis, 2018 - Duke Press
MASS Action Toolkit, 2017 - PDF
Jamara Wakefield, May 4 2019, “Museums could be powerful, liberatory spaces if they let go of their colonial practices” - Racebaitr
“(RE)CONNECTION IN COLLABORATION: ZUNI COLLECTION REVIEWS AT THE INDIAN ARTS RESEARCH CENTER” Patricia Baudino, 2014 - Incluseum
Indian Arts Research Center Guidelines for Collaboration - Link
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, 1999 - PDF
Chappell, S. V., & Chappell, D. (2011). A Museum in a Book: Teaching Culture through Decolonizing, Arts-Based Methodologies. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 12.
Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics, Amanda Morris, 2018 - Teaching Tolerance
Milo’s Museum by Zetta Elliott:
Review + Lesson Plan by Deborah Menkart - Social Justice Books
Sumaya Kassim, “The museum will not be decolonized”, Media Diversified, Nov 15 2017 - Link
Puawai Cairns, “Decolonisation: we aren’t going to save you”, American Alliance of Museums, Dec 17 2018 - Link
Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 19: GIRLS! - Link
Drawing a Dialogue Presents, Episode 3: Art + Social Justice Collectives with Priscilla Carrion - Link
What are we reading?
Tony Wei Ling, “The Best Lighting For My Body Was At the White Horse Inn and Bar in Oakland, California” - Link
60 Ready-to-Use Coding Projects edited by Ellyssa Kroski - Link
List of all-ages appropriate Twine games:
"Choice of the Dragon" - https://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/
"Cat Petting Simulator 2014" - https://neongrey.itch.io/pet-that-cat
"Spunky Spelunky" - http://philome.la/apologyfactory/spunky-spelunky/play
"The Message" - http://ludonaut.de/the-message/
"It's a Beautiful Day" - https://yllogique.itch.io/its-a-beautiful-day
"Nanopesos" - https://laburatory.itch.io/nanopesos
"Delphinus" - https://artsy-vii.itch.io/delphinus
"Egg Baby" - https://splendidland.itch.io/egg-baby
“Haiku” - https://flaminia.itch.io/haiku
"Orunge" - https://jenareuter.itch.io/orunge
"Pet Dog" - https://mazhem.itch.io/pet-dog-
Theme song by Downtown Boys