Reading Artifacts Summer Institute

READING ARTIFACTS SUMMER INSTITUTE

August 15-19, 2011

Presented by:
Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM)
Collection & Research Division and Conservation Services

Are you tired of traditional accounts of science and technology? Discover
alternative historical perspectives and methods in the midst of Canada’s
largest collection in science, medicine and technology. Our annual artifact
sessions in the CSTM storage facility bring together Canadian and
international scholars from across the disciplinary spectrum. Participants
immerse themselves in our collections gaining renewed appreciation for
artifacts and the multiple, unpredictable stories they tell.

Guest faculty for 2011:

· Dag Spicer, Senior Curator, Computer History Museum, Mountain View,
California, USA
· Cindy Stelmackowich, Faculty-Lecturer, Art History, School for
Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

The READING ARTIFACTS SUMMER INSTITUTE is for:

· Graduate Students
· Post-docs
· Faculty interested in teaching history through artifacts
· Scholars seeking to expand their research methods

Participants will:

· investigate artifacts, trade literature and photographic
collections as resources for research, teaching, and the public presentation
of history
· work with leading collection scholars in a national museum setting
to explore material culture methodologies and approaches
· use artifacts as the centre of discussion and hands-on group
examinations
· learn the basics of conservation, cataloguing and developing
collections in local environments – a growing resource in liberal arts
programs.

Location: Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
Dates: August 15-19, 2011
Tuition: Students $250. Post-Docs $350; Faculty and
Professionals $450
(includes breaks, lunches, and a field trip)
* Students can apply for financial assistance. Send requests and budget
after registration and acceptance.

Register here (deadline: June 17th, 2011): Limit of 30 participants
https://secure.technomuses.ca/readingArtifactsSI/register_e.asp

For further information contact David Pantalony at:
dpantalony@technomuses.ca

Join our Google Group at:
http://groups.google.ca/group/reading-artifacts-CSTM

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