Education & Interpretation

Poster

P16 - Creating Critical Dialogue with Black Feminism and Museums

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This poster presentation will share the results of an applied project in which a group of black women explored black feminist theory, African American women’s art, and contemporary museum practices, creating artwork for their own exhibition and addressing their marginalized representation in art/museum education. The project allowed us to critically reflect on and analyze our experiences by applying black feminist, contemporary museum, and critical pedagogical theory to visual arts and museum exhibition practice.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the outcomes of the implementation of black feminism, critical pedagogy, and contemporary museum practice during an applied project.
• Gain insight into teaching about artworks created by African American women and their representation in museums.
• Consider the impact of black feminist theory and African American women’s art on exhibition spaces in order to integrate the ideas, thoughts, and experiences of black women in museums.

Poster Presenter(s)

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  Amber Coleman

  PhD Student and Graduate Assistant
  Virginia Commonwealth University